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“Verdict is still out on Harvey,” Harper adds. “Aspen, take one for the team and ask him out.”
“Oh, he’s actually my neighbor now,” she replies in her cute high-pitched voice.
“He is?”
“Mm-hmm. He lives in my building, on my floor. I smiled and waved at him the other day and he just kind of nodded and went into his apartment. I don’t think he’s very social.”
“Well, that won’t work, then, because you’re not very social either. You two would never end up going out.” I laugh.
“He’s not my type,” she says quickly. “I prefer a more reserved man. Someone who enjoys puzzles and warm tea in the evening.” Aspen is like a Disney princess, all sugar and spice and everything nice.
“He is a beast,” Blaire adds as we all turn to look at the men. They’re all tall, well over 6’, but Harvey still stands a head taller than them. He has broad shoulders and a square jaw, so he’d fit right in with the Rock in an action movie.
“Yeah, he’d probably snap you in half with his dick,” Harper says, making Aspen nearly spit out her wine. “I bet it’s like Thor’s hammer, just thick and enormous.” She mimics a hammer pounding with her arm.
“Jesus,” Blaire laughs. “You have a way with words, Harp. Jules, what are you drinking? I’ll grab you something.”
“Oh, um, you have any Sprite?” I barely finish saying the word when all three of the women freeze.
“Sprite?” Blaire repeats back to me.
“Yes,” I say cautiously, wondering why they’re all staring at me.
“You’re pregnant, aren’t you?” Harper says.
“Wha . . . ?” I try to play it cool, but they’re right. I realized the other morning my period was eight days late, so I took a test, and sure enough, it came back positive. “Fine,” I say, realizing right away that there’s zero chance I’m getting out of telling them. “Yes, but keep it down.” I say the words through gritted teeth. Harper slaps her hand over her mouth dramatically.
“Oh my goodness, I’m just so happy!” Blaire is already tearing up and Aspen has pulled me in for a very tight hug.
“Okay, guys, keep it cool, please. I haven’t told Alex or Chloe yet. I plan on telling him tonight after she goes to bed, then he and I will tell her together later.”
“Is she going to be happy?” Aspen questions.
“Ecstatic,” I reassure them. “She has been asking me for a baby for the last eight months, and ever since Alex and I got together, she’s asked us about three to five times a week . . . so yeah, I’d say she’s going to be very happy.”
“And Alex?”
“He’s the one who threw my damn birth control pills away.”
“Well, shit,” Harper says, clutching her chest, “that man means business.”
By the time we head back to our house, Chloe has passed out in the back seat and the sun has set. Alex carries her into the house, putting her to bed.
“She’s beat.” I say, smiling as I stand in her doorway. “Playing with Daisy wore her out.”
“What about you? You ready for bed, or you want to stay up?” Alex rests his hands on my shoulders, leaning down to kiss my neck.
“I’d love a nice long shower and then to hang out with you for a bit.”
“That sounds lovely.”
He takes me into the bathroom, stripping me out of my clothes and lovingly washing every inch of my body. The care and attention this man shows me is unreal; I can only imagine how it will be once I tell him about the baby. After my shower, he lotions and oils my body, dressing me in my pajamas.
“You seriously spoil me. Or is this all just an act to get me to stick around?” I tease.
“Not an act, baby. You deserve to be spoiled.”
We walk downstairs to the living room, sitting on the couch together, my feet in his lap as I stretch out. It’s become one of our favorite ways to spend time together: no TV, no music, no distractions. Just us talking, sharing.
