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Gasps fill the air. "Oh, fuck," Brian mumbles.
Emma tries to get up, but Nick needs to help her by giving her a little support. She waggles my way, her eyes are full of confusion. "What do you mean you found her with another man?"
Everyone is silent, waiting for my response. Amanda is biting her lips, and Brian shares a concerned look with Nick.
"Who was with Alisha?"
"I found her holding hands with a dickless rooster called Steven."
Emma's mouth opens and closes a few times.
"And how did you react?" Brian asks.
I shift my focus to my friend. "How do you think? I stepped out of the car and grabbed that asshat by his shirt and told him to fuck off."
"Oh, shit," both Brian and Nick mumble.
My eyes dart straight back to Emma when she lets out a sharp yelp and hunches forward.
"Emma? Are you okay?"
"Oh… I'm having a contraction," she states. "I think I'm going into labor."
"What?" everyone yells in parallel.
Within a second, Nick launches from his chair, rushing over to his wife while Alisha appears out of the hallway, running into the living room—her face white—and stopping in front of her best friend.
"Angel, I will call the doctor," Nick utters stressed, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"Oh god, Emma, I'm so sorry," Alisha says with a guilty expression. "I didn't mean for you to upset you so much, I—"
"Got you," Emma states with a mischievous grin while standing back up straight. Lost for words, we all gaze at her while she quickly turns to her husband. "Sorry, babe, for scaring you. But I just wanted to lure my best friend out of her hiding place. There's no need to call a doctor."
Bella, Amanda, and Brian laugh, hearing Emma's reaction and seeing the reassuring smile she sends her man.
"Jeez, Em. That wasn't funny," Nick says, pointing his index finger at her. "You almost gave me a heart attack."
"God, remind me to never mess with your pregnant wife," Brian says.
Emma kisses Nick on his cheek and whispers, "I'll make it up to you, handsome, I promise."
"Whatever you're planning to do, it better be fantastic, Emma Brown," he complains while trudging and sinking back into his chair. Emma sends him an air kiss before bringing her attention back to Alisha and me.
Alisha gives her friend an unrelenting stare while placing her hands on her hips.
"How did you know I was here?" she asks.
"At first, I didn't know, but then I saw something," she says, taking a step closer and pointing to my shirt. "Next time, make sure you don't leave your trademark on him." She giggles. "You've got a stain of bright red lipstick on the hem of your shirt, and a minor red smooch on the side of your neck. So I guessed you two made up, but Alisha wanted revenge because I told you a white lie."
"That fake contraction wasn't funny, Emma." Alisha huffs and shakes her head, but then she steps forward and hugs her best friend.
"I've learned from the best." Emma chuckles while hugging her back. "Now, I want to hear every single detail of how he got you to return."
She turns around, facing Bella and Amanda. "Come on, girls. It's girls’ time."
Amanda and Bella jump up and hurry towards them.
"Yes, we want to hear every single detail about how your Mr. Grumpy got you to return home," Bella remarks, sending me a teasing smirk.
