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hope you like it.”
     
    “I love it.” She smiled, her eyes watering slightly. “Thank you. I’m honestly going to miss you so much.”
     
    “Don’t, or I’ll cry.” I laughed, feeling the familiar stinging sensation of tears well in my eyes. I didn’t want to ruin my makeup this early into the night.
     
    More people began to arrive, so I let Britney go mingle. Spotting Jason, I sauntered my way toward him, wrapping an arm around his waist. He was in conversation with one his mates from the work, who knew Chase quite well.
     
    “Honestly, don’t know how you put up with this guy. His jokes are terrible.” He told me, shaking his head at Jason. His face was flushed from laughter, which means they mustn’t have been too bad, but I could only imagine. Knowing Jason, his jokes would have been funny because they’re just that pathetic.
     
    “Look, if I’m honest with you, it’s a challenge. But someone has to do it.”
     
    Roger laughed. “I like this one.”
     
    “Oh good, I have been waiting for your approval.” Jason retorted.
     
    He then launched into another series of incredibly bad jokes and I excused myself. I’m glad Jason had some people to mingle with, since he still isn’t Chase’s biggest fan. Sure, he will be polite to him, but he still is holding a grudge from high school. Feeling a little tired, I wandered over to one of the spare tables and sat. My back begun to slightly ache so I was more than happy to sit for a few moments.
     
    “You alright?” Mel asked, sitting down elegantly beside me.
     
    “Yeah, how are you? Mrs. Grumpy Pants.”
     
    She laughed. “I just wanted to come here and get drunk. Now I don’t even feel like doing that.”
     
    “Oh? Are you not feeling well?”
     
    “Not really. I don’t know, I think I might have food poisoning or something. I vomited this morning and have been feeling a bit off for a few days now.”
     
    “Have you eaten anything out of the ordinary?” I asked with concern, squinting at her. It was hard to tell since she looked very nice, with her makeup and hair done beautifully, but you could still tell she was a little pale.
     
    “Not that I can think of, but you never know.”
     
    “You couldn’t be pregnant again, right?” I asked her quietly.
     
    She laughed at first. Her laughter quickly died away as she thought about it. She turned her head, her mouth falling open. We blinked wordlessly at each other for a few moments.
     
    “Oh. Crap.”
     
    “Crap as in this is a possibility?” I squeaked, eyes wide.
     
    “Not again…” she trailed off, looking at me in panic. “I can’t be pregnant at the same time you are. We can’t look after each other!”
     
    “Calm down, why don’t we get through tonight and get you a test first thing tomorrow? Let’s not freak out until necessary.”
     
    She looked like she was going to be sick. “Yeah, okay. You’re right.”
     
    “I’m always right.” I joked lightly. “Come on, let’s go dance.”
     
    Begrudgingly, Mel rose to her feet. All I really wanted to do was sit. I was exhausted, but I think Mel needed a distraction. I began swaying to the beat. Jason soon appeared behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I turned, smiling at him.
     
    “I need to talk to you later. But first, just dance with me.”
     
    “Is everything alright?”
     
    “Yeah, fine.” I slithered my arms around his neck and lent against him.
     
    He tightened his hold on me and I sighed, feeling content with tonight. Personally, I think the decorations and theme looked awesome. It was gold and turquoise, which I think was an awesome decision on my behalf, if I do say so myself. I breathed a laugh. Imagine me knowing that I would be engaged to Jason Mayor, pregnant with his child, at a party that I organised for Britney. The whole idea of it seems incredulous and yet, it was reality.
     
    “You really did an amazing job tonight.” He murmured in my ear.
     
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