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“I was in the hot tub,” I told her, pointing behind me. That was true, I just didn’t say when I was in the hot tub.
Krista was still wearing her PJs, purple and pink flannel pants and a white tee. She scratched at her head, her dark hair a mess. “What? Already this morning?”
I had no idea what time it was, but I figured it couldn’t have been that late. “I’m on Lily time,” I told her. “I woke up early and decided it would be a good time to relax in the hot tub.” I absently thought of my phone, hoping it was still in my bedroom and that my mom hadn’t needed me overnight.
“Oh,” she said, sounding like she believed me. “Is that your bikini top you’re holding in your hand?”
“Yes. It wouldn’t stay on. My boobs are bigger now, you know.” I wrapped the towel around me more firmly.
“Right.” She laughed. “Well, go up stairs and change. Kyle’s bedroom is right there and the last thing you need is for him to see how big your tits have gotten right now.”
I forced a laugh. I wanted it to be light and airy, but I know it came out all wrong. “Definitely wouldn’t want that.”
I then perfectly recalled Kyle telling me how much he loved my tits. A shiver ran down my spine at the memory of our night. I didn’t know how I’d go the rest of my life without being with him again.
“See, you’re freezing,” Krista said. “Go change. I’m going to start making breakfast. Pancakes or waffles?”
“Both,” I said as I hurried up the stairs. I was relieved Krista seemed to believe me, but upset I had to lie to her in the first place.
I blew out a breath of relief once I shut myself in my room. I needed to be alone for a minute. I needed to get cleaned up and talk to my baby and everything would be okay again. After I started the shower in the bathroom attached to my room, threw the old towel in the hamper, got a new one, and stepped out of my bikini bottoms. Then, I found my phone on the nightstand right where I left it. I only had one text from Mom from about an hour ago saying they had a great night, and I could call whenever I wanted to check in.
So, I did just that.
I put the phone on speaker and let Mom tell me all about their night and morning while I showered.
Lily was, of course, being spoiled rotten. Her gram bought her a new outfit and two stuffed animals, a bear and a unicorn, because Lily simply loved them both, and her pap let her have ice cream and cookies because in his words, “She’s too cute to say no to.”
I thanked them both a hundred times for watching her, but you would’ve thought I was the one doing them a favor.
“How was your night?” Mom asked once Dad took Lily to the park.
“It was good,” I said, not wanting to elaborate.
“Are you having fun?” Mom pressed.
I’d just finished washing my hair and I was feeling better, more like myself now that I was clean. I really didn’t want to rehash everything that had happened—not that I was going to tell my mom about my sex life anyway. So, I put on a fake happy voice and told her how good of a time I was having.
“The house is beautiful. The snow looks so pretty in the sun, I went outside to enjoy the hot tub. That was fun,” I told her.
“Oh, good,” she said, her happiness for me coming though the line. “And you have two more nights there. You’ll come back feeling so much better.”
I paused drying my hair with a towel. Two more nights with Kyle. I wasn’t going to survive.
“Well, I’m gonna go down to breakfast, Mom. Krista is cooking.”
“Okay, honey. “Have fun.”
I hung up the phone and dragged my feet getting ready. I pulled on a pair of leggings and threw on a comfortable cotton top. Kyle had already seen me naked so there was no reason to dress to impress. With my hair mostly dry and slicked on some mascara and tinted moisturize and I was ready to face the music.
I quiet left the bedroom and listened for signs that Kyle had come out of his room. That was when I heard him and Krista talking in the kitchen, the open floor plan making it easy to hear them.
“Just be nice to her, Kyle, please. She’s my best friend and she’s been through a lot. I don’t know why you have to keep giving her those jabs. She’s done nothing to you.”
“And I don’t know why you’re making me play nice. You know I’ve never liked Emma, can’t imagine anything would change now just because we’re adults.”
“You’re such an ass,” Krista hissed.
I stood at the top of the steps, contemplating my next move. I knew Kyle was going to act like last night never happened, that didn’t surprise me, but what did was what he said.
