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stomach. Abbie had invited her over to pick up some maternity clothes
from when she was pregnant. She arrived around seven and Gina greeted
her at the door.
    “ Hi,” she said hugging her friend.
“Ettie you’re simply glowing.”
    “ As opposed to two weeks ago when I
commandeered your bathroom?” Ettie laughed.
    “ No really. You look beautiful. Can I get
you anything?” Gina asked.
    “ Some tea would be great,” Ettie said
gratefully.
    “ Aha. I knew that already,” Abbie said
from the living room. “I have ginger tea and butter cookies
waiting for you.”
    “ You know me so well,” Ettie said
sitting down on the couch.
    “ Ettie, how are you?” Abbie asked her.
    “ I’m doing fine. I miss you guys,”
she replied.
    “ I can’t believe you’re four
months and barely showing. I was already much bigger than you were at
this point,” Abbie said.
    “ You were beautiful,” Gina said
kissing the top of her head.
    “ But seriously Ettie, how are you?”
Gina asked.
    “ Everything is fine. I was a little
emotional the other day but really I am glad I’m doing this.
Roy has been very supportive. He can’t wait to be a father. We
have an appointment tomorrow, we should find out what we’re
having. He is so excited,” Ettie explained.
    “ And what about his wife? Melissa was it?”
Gina asked candidly.
    “ Well Melissa is...” Ettie started. “I
don’t really know what Melissa is to be honest. She’s
always so busy. She’s never at any of the appointments,”
Ettie finished.
    “ That’s crazy. Gina is the busiest
person I know and she was at every single one of my appointments.
What’s she like?” Abbie questioned.
    “ She’s, I mean she seems really nice
but at the same time really cold. We haven’t really clicked. I
think it must be hard for her that I’m carrying her baby,”
Ettie replied, sipping her tea.
    “ Roy seems nice from all you’ve told
us,” Abbie said.
    “ Oh, he is the best. He’s so smart and
funny and handsome and successful. He’s so driven and
passionate. And he’s already so in love with his child. He
calls me every day to check on me. He’s really great. This kid
is lucky to have him,” Ettie gushed.
    “ He sounds great,” Abbie said.
    “ Oh he is. He runs his family’s oil
business but he does so much good working with environmentalists and
donating money into alternate fuel sources. That’s crazy right?
Something that could put him out of business but he cares so much
about people and the world. And he has this organization that he
started that helps underprivileged children with school supplies and
summer camps. He’s amazing.”
    Gina exchanged glances with Abbie.
    “ What?” Ettie questioned.
    “ Nothing,” Gina responded.
    “ No, I know you Gina. You have something on
your mind. I saw that look. Now spill,” Ettie demanded.
    “ Look Ettie. I know you too. I’ve
known you for what seems like forever and I’ve never seen that
look on your face. Not even with George. You’re not falling for
Roy are you?” Gina asked.
    “ No of course not,” Ettie protested.
But her cheeks flushed with heat. “He’s just a really
great person.”
    “ Just be careful honey,” Gina said
quietly. “Don’t take his appreciation for affection.”
    “ I’m not stupid,” Ettie said
defensively.
    Suddenly she just wanted to get out of there. She made her excuses,
thanked them for the clothes and left. But as she drove off she
couldn’t help but replay Gina’s words in her head. No she
wasn’t falling for Roy Gardner. The pregnancy was just making
her emotional. Still she dreaded her next appointment, something she
was looking forward to. She would be sixteen weeks in four days and
they might be able to tell the sex of the baby. She sat in her
driveway for a few minutes just thinking. Sometimes she did catch Roy
looking at her in a certain way. A way that made her feel things she
hadn’t in a long time. And he was so easy to talk to. Often
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