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Just to help her. Just so she didn’t feel alone.
When I heard noises from my apartment, I cringed.
Assholes can’t listen to directions…
“Who’s in there?” Hazel asked.
“A nightmare,” I said.
I approached the door and opened it.
“Surprise!” Jago called out as he sat on the kitchen counter with a shot glass in his right hand.
“What the hell is this?” I asked.
Sebastian appeared with a balloon in his mouth.
He started to blow it up.
There was text on the balloon that readIT’S A BABY!
I felt Hazel staring at me.
“Sorry about this,” Henry said. “I tried to play it cool. You kind of called in front of Rome. And he called everyone else.”
“Atlas?” Hazel whispered.
I sighed. “This was supposed to be a surprise. Thought I would decorate a little in here. Make it fun to find out what we’re having.”
“I took care of it,” Rome said. He had a large balloon in his hand. “This has either pink or blue in it. And when you pop it…”
I reached for a pair of scissors on the counter and stabbed the balloon.
It exploded, making everyone jump.
“No!” I roared.
I did not want to share this moment with-
There was nothing in the balloon.
“Oh, shit,” Rome said. He looked around. “I grabbed the wrong balloon.”
“You did what?” I asked.
“Um, one of these balloons on the floor has pink or blue in it.”
“Wait a second,” Hazel said. “Did you tell someone what we’re having?”
That’s when it hit me…
“No,” I said. “I never said a word. Rome, what are you doing?”
“I kind of guessed,” he said. “Based on the shape of Hazel’s stomach.”
“Wait,” Joe said. “You don’t know what they’re having? And you chose a balloon anyway?”
“She’s kind of carrying full and low,” Rome said. “That’s a boy. Right? Or maybe it’s a girl.”
