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I rolled my eyes. “No way.”
Emily spoke up. “No, James is friends with him and told me that in high school, when the guys were talking about who they had the hots for, Levi mentioned your name…”
Before I could think of anything to say, the door to Emily’s dressing room swung open and she stepped out.
Grace and I both let out a gasp. Emily’s dress was a mermaid style, fitted to the top half of her body but flaring out at the bottom with tulle and lace. It was way over-the-top for me, but it fit Emily’s style perfectly. Crystals outlined the bust, showing off just a little cleavage
“Holy shit,” Grace said before covering her mouth since she never swore much.
“What she means to say is you look amazing, Em.”
“It’s just… I had no idea you had such large breasts, Emily,” Grace said. “I swear, they’ve grown in the last few months.”
Emily’s cheeks flushed and she looked away. Her hands covered her belly and drew my eyes there.
Grace let out a squeak and rushed to our sister. “Do you have something to tell us, Emily?”
“What do you mean?” Emily turned bright red.
“The wedding was rushed, your breasts are suddenly bigger,” Grace said. “And am I imagining things, or is that a little bump under your hands there?”
My jaw dropped, as I hadn’t even considered that possibility.
“No, I’ve just been to one too many cake tastings,” Emily said, her cheeks turning pinker by the minute.
I knew my sister well, and I knew when she was lying. She couldn’t look you in the eye when she lied, and she always turned the color of a tomato.
“Em!” I screeched. “You’re expecting?”
“No, I’m–” She stopped short, sighing and throwing her hands up. “Shh, come here. I don’t want everyone in the store to hear.”
Grace and I stepped closer to our sister, both of us giddy as we knew what she was about to tell us.
“Yes, fine, I’m pregnant. We just found out a couple weeks ago, but I didn’t want Mom and Dad to know I didn’t wait until marriage, since I always said I would. But it’s also–”
“Pfft, who cares about waiting until marriage,” Grace said. “Eee! I’m going to be an aunt!”
“Shh,” Emily reminded her. “No one but you two know, and James and I would like to keep it that way until we get past the three-month mark, in case of miscarriage.”
“Em! This is so exciting,” I exclaimed. “I know you want to wait to tell people, and I get it. I’m just so glad you told us!”
“I know, I hated keeping the secret from you two. We tell each other everything,” Emily said, tears filling her eyes. “I just... I just wanted to get the wedding over with first, and I didn’t want to get my hopes up about the baby. I didn’t want to get your hopes up either, but I have to admit, I feel a lot better telling you. I can’t lie to my sisters.”
Hearing her words made my stomach feel heavy, like I’d swallowed a lead weight.
My smile faded.
I had been lying to my sisters too, and she was right, we’d always told each other everything.
“No, it’s okay,” Grace assured her. “I understand why you didn’t tell us, and you told us now, so that’s all that matters.”
“No more secrets between us, please?” Emily said as her eyes drifted to me.
“No more secrets,” Grace agreed.
There was a moment of awkward silence as they waited for me to say something.
“Anna?”
