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baby.
    Amanda looked back over to Crysti while I
held my breath.
    “So, was that why she called Jeff last week?
She was making some last-ditch effort to get him back? I would
think that she would’ve told him about the baby as soon as she
found out,” Amanda said.
    Crysti looked around and then back at me.
“Listen, I don’t know why Rebecca waited so long to tell Jeff. The
baby is his though. She knows that for a fact. She was, um…she was
just scared. She was really scared when she found out, and she was
waiting for the right way to tell him. She thought that he should
know before he got married, but, looks like he isn’t married yet.
Now, is he?”
    Amanda stepped between Crysti and me. It was
a damn good thing she did because I was ready to leap across that
counter to knock the shit out of this girl.
    “Listen here, Crysti. You
tell your friend, Rebecca, that there is no way in hell she is ever going to
keep Jeff and Ari apart. If you were smart, you would probably
refrain from saying shit like that around Ari. There’s a reason
your crazy-ass friend put a restraining order out against her,”
Amanda said.
    Moving around Amanda, I
glared at Crysti with a smile. “I don’t think we’ll be staying for
coffee. Thanks Sweets. You’ve been very helpful this
morning.”
    I turned and started to head
out the door. Why do I feel like I’m about
to cry? This was a whole new game
now. So, that bitch wants Jeff? Well,
she’s going to have a goddamn fight on her hands.
    Amanda was pissed. “Jesus H. Christ Ari I
wanted to knock the shit out of her. Are you thinking what I’m
thinking?”
    “That crazy-ass Rebecca panicked when she
heard Jeff was getting married? Yep, I’m thinking the same thing,
Manda. Come on, let’s go shopping for a few hours. I have a lunch
date that I can’t be late for.”
    ***
    Amanda and I spent the next few hours
shopping at Barton Creek Square, and then we headed over to Hula
Hut. I bought a hat to hide my hair, in hoping that neither Jeff
nor Rebecca would see me.
    Jeff and the bitch should be there by
now.
    Amanda walked in first and
asked the hostess about a pregnant girl who was suppose to meet
someone here. The hostess knew who Amanda was talking about and
remembered that she and her boyfriend were sitting outside. I so
wanted to scream that he was not her boyfriend. Knowing me so well,
Amanda gave me the look, and I just smiled instead.
We asked to sit close to them but not where they could see us
because we wanted to surprise them. We explained he just came into
town, so we didn’t want to interrupt their reunion until after they
were done eating. After that long bullshit story- it was true…kind
of. The hostess finally sat us near them. We were still inside the
restaurant, but we had a clear view of where they sat
outside.
    “Okay, so what’s your plan now?” Amanda asked
before she took a sip of her tea.
    I looked over and saw
Rebecca smiling. After she said something, I watched Jeff put his
hand on her stomach. The smile that spread across his face gutted
me. I was going to throw up. Motherfucker.
    “Oh, that bitch is good, isn’t she? Ari…look
at me.”
    I pulled my eyes away from Jeff and turned to
look at Amanda. “Oh my god, what if it really is his baby Amanda?
Oh. My. God. I can’t do this. I think I’m gonna be sick.”
    “Ari, look at me. You and I both know that’s
not his baby. Reach down in yourself and pull out that bullshit
your mother’s always feeding you. You’re going to beat this bitch
at her own game.”
    “How, Amanda? Should I get
pregnant?” Actually, the idea was not far from my mind. With
everything that has happened in the last few days, I had forgotten
to take my birth control pills again. The last time I took them was
on Thursday. I started adding up the days in my head. Four days with no pill? Shit!
    “No, I’m not telling you to do that.” Amanda
tilted her head and looked at me.
    “Holy hell, Ari! Please tell me