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Izzy
Surprise
“Come on Izzy, we gotta go!” Tink angrily pokes her head into my room. “Now, woman! You’re slowing us down.”
“Izzy! Wizzyzzyzzy!” Evie cheerfully bounces on my bed and sends her curls flying.
Until her mother swoops in. “Evelyn!” She walks in with Kit close on her heels. “Get down right now. We’re not allowed to jump on beds, young lady.”
Immediately, Evie drops to her cute little butt and pops her plump lip. “Sorry, Mama.”
I look between mother and daughter and smile when Tina’s eyes turn as sad as Evie’s. Moving in fast, Tina takes her daughter in a tight hug. “Give mommy a hug, baby girl. I’m sorry I yelled, but we can’t jump. If you fall, you might break your arm.”
“Iz!” Smoke starts coming out of Tink’s ears at the doorway. “We need to go. Just put something on. Nobody cares what you look like.”
“I care!” I pout at the closet door. “I have nothing that fits right.”
“Put a moomoo on. No one cares what you look like.”
“I will not wear a frickenmoomoo. And it’s easy for you to say that. You look amazing.”
She smiles arrogantly and pats her hair. “I do, don’t I?”
“Where are we going?” I turn back with a hand on my hip. “That’ll help me decide how sh–” My eyes flip to Evie’s as she stares and catalogues every tiny word I say. “Crud. HowcrudI can look.”
Kit laughs. “Good save.”
I wrinkle my nose. “Thanks. I’ve been working on it.”
Tink walks across the room and smacks my shoulder. “Nell’s house. That’s it. Dinner. Move your effing tush.”
“Why are you freaking out? If it’sjustNell’s house, why are we freaking out?”
“I’m not freaking out! I just want you to hurry the eff up.”
“Trying to impress your future mother-in-law with your punctuality?” I jump out of the way and scramble across the room when she dives forward to slap my shoulder. I don’t care how pregnant I am, I’m still swift as hell. And it seems they don’t care how pregnant I am, either, because they still hit me.
“Here.” Kit tosses a cute tunic dress. “Put this on. Wear these underneath.”
“And wear these boots.” Tina throws them at my shins.
“Ouch!”
Tina simply smirks. Yeah, she’s new, but she fits in just fine.
“Mama!” Evie frowns. “Where’s your manners? You say sorry.”
“Sorry Wizzy.” Tina smiles evilly. “I humbly apologize.”
I narrow my eyes. “L-I-A-R.”
Tripping over my own feet, I strip my ugly sweats off and pull the tights over my big bump. I look like a fucking idiot, but I can laugh at myself.
Today’s a good day. Today’s a day I can smile. I pull the dress over top and slump onto my bed to pull my boots on.
“Finally!” Tink shouts dramatically. Rushing forward the second I close the zipper on my second boot, she grabs my hand and pulls me to my feet. “Let’s go!”
