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Some Things Don’t Change
Chloe
30 weeks pregnant
“Chloe?” Kristin hit the lights in the guest room. “Chloe, what the hell are you doing?”
I groaned and adjusted the pillow behind my head, looking up at the ceiling. The babies were relentlessly kicking and punching my stomach, preventing me from getting any sleep.
It’s as if they could tell something was wrong. Their usual routine was long gone.
Kristin slumped down onto the floor next to me, wiping my eyes with her fingertips.
“Do I need to get you a doctor?”
“No.” I shook my head. “Can I ask you for something without you judging me?”
“Does it involve giving you your cell phone?” She narrowed her eyes. “You’re still front page news, Tyler is still calling every half hour, and he’s also texting me and Madison.”
“I don’t need you to give it to me,” I said. “There are videos in my ‘Thirties’ album, in my cloud. Can you play the latest one as loud as it can go?”
She pulled it from her pajama pocket and tapped the screen.
Within seconds, Tyler’s voice filled the room.
“Your mother isn’t talking to me right now, but she’s always insisted that I read a new short book to you every night,” he said. “I don’t even think you can hear my voice, but since I don’t want to miss a night, I’m sending these via video so she can play them for you.”
The babies’ kicks and punches slowed, and I rubbed my stomach like Tyler would do if he were really here.
“This is Goodnight Moon. Spoiler alert, it has absolutely zero plot, and I will be banning your mother from selecting any new books in the future.”
Kristin set the phone on my chest and lay next to me, and the babies calmed as Tyler read them five more stories.
