Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green

Author:Jane Green
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Twenty-five

So Andi picked a diner on the outskirts of Oakland, which is pretty funny. This couple probably thinks they’re rescuing some crack baby from the rough badlands of Oakland rather than the suburban glory—and yes, I am being sarcastic here—of Mill Valley.

No one talks on the ride over. I’m used to not talking, but I am so not used to my dad and Andi sitting in silence. Usually they’re yammering away about something, but these days they’re barely speaking. It was pretty awkward.

My dad asked me if I felt okay, and I just shrugged. What am I supposed to say? I am so not interested although, for once, Andi didn’t push it. A few days ago, when she decided we should meet this couple, she asked me once if I wanted to see their profile on the computer, and I said no, thinking she’d start trying to persuade me, but she just shrugged and turned away.

Which was fine. It’s not like there’s any point in me seeing who these people are. They have no idea I’m keeping Bean, and I’m not telling them until the last minute. I know that if I say anything before, they’ll do everything they can to take her away, so if I have to, if it comes down to it, I’ll just refuse to sign the papers in the hospital.

Let them try to stop me bringing Bean home then.

Hey, I’ve watched Lifetime, I’ve seen those movies; I know how it’s all going to go down. The only bit I haven’t figured out yet is what we’re going to do after Bean is born, but it’s going to be fine. My dad will definitely take care of us until I find a job, even if Andi bitches and moans.

What’s he going to do, throw his daughter and granddaughter out on the street? I don’t think so.

Besides, Andi’s not really bitching and moaning anymore. She’s barely speaking to my dad, but she’s pretty nice to me, and the one thing I’m sure of is that she’ll back me in keeping the baby.

Oh, my God, do you think I don’t see Andi’s eyes every time she sees a baby? If someone pushes a stroller past us on the street, Andi has to stop them and coo over the baby and ask all kinds of questions. I used to think it was ridiculous, except the other day I was in town and I swear, I wanted to look in every stroller that passed me.

Andi loves babies, and I know she always wanted one. This may not be hers, but she can babysit her anytime I’m busy. Seriously. Anytime.

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My dad puts on his big fake smile as we push open the door of the diner, and I spot them as soon as we walk in. They look really nice. They have nervous smiles, and they do a half wave, and Mary, this mousy woman from the adoption agency, is with them, and suddenly I feel really bad that

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