Slow Motion by Kat Mizera

Author:Kat Mizera [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kat Mizera

Chapter 7

Kiki

Sleep had been elusive since Noah had left.

I had a night nanny who got up with the baby, Bri and other friends came by every day or two, and all the bills were paid, but I was a wreck. I wasn’t sleeping, didn’t feel like eating, and spent my days staring at the TV, the ceiling, or Beth’s sweet little face. Holding my daughter was the only time I felt calm, so I did it as much as possible, but I knew something was wrong.

Bri had suggested postpartum depression but that seemed far-fetched. I’d never suffered from any kind of mental health issues, and I didn’t like the idea of not being able to handle things after having a baby.

I wasn’t stupid, though, and finally got online to research it.

The symptoms were in line with what I was feeling.

Withdrawing from friends and family.

Ya think?

Depressed moods or mood swings.

Oh, yeah.

Loss of appetite.

Definitely.

Losing interest in things I normally enjoyed.

I’d lost interest in almost everything.

There was more, enough to make me realize there might be something to this. I didn’t want to hurt myself or my baby, so at least there was that, but I didn’t know what to do next. The thought of finding a doctor, taking medication, and all the things associated with treating postpartum depression was daunting.

I’d done some reading and it said that rest, a healthy diet, and exercise could help. There was something about fish oil too, but I hadn’t gotten that far in my research. The idea of exercise made me want to crawl back under the covers, and I couldn’t think of anything that sounded like fun right now.

The knock on the door roused me from my reverie and I peered out the peephole.

Bri was back? She’d just been here yesterday, and she had classes in L.A. today. Or at least, that’s what she’d told me. She was in culinary school there and had already taken off so much time in traveling back and forth to Vegas to visit the baby and me.

“What are you doing here?” I asked as I opened the door. “I thought you had class today?”

“Canceled, so I turned around and headed here.” She grinned, holding up two shopping bags. “Then I went shopping and decided we needed a girls’ night in.”

I smiled, even though my heart wasn’t in it; there was a reason she was my bestie.

“I’m not great company,” I whispered as she brushed past me.

“That’s why I’m here. To cheer you up. And spend time with my niece.”

I padded after her, sinking onto the couch. “She’s asleep, but you’re welcome to hang with her when she wakes up.”

Bri turned, green eyes just like Noah’s focused on me. “I know it goes against everything you are to admit you need help,” she said. “So, I’m here to give it to you whether you like it or not.” She started unpacking one of the bags, and the first thing she pulled out was a bottle of my favorite champagne.

I chuckled. “I don’t know what I am, but you’re welcome to try to figure it out while we drink that.

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