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Iris squeezed irl” She leaned in and kissed my cheek “Now, you call if you need me I’ll be mad if you don’t” She pointed to onna call hts”

I laughed, so, as I waved her out the door

Nana Iris I touchedto it

It wasn’t too ot a call from Jess, followed by one from Dahlia They wanted to come to the house but I told them both I was exhausted The truth was, I just … I just wanted tofor a while

Wallow in the utter disappointment that was Jack Devlin

While I ing, I began internet researching I sent for a bunch of books on pregnancy Maybe it was too soon, but I liked to feel prepared and since it was apparently impossible to feel prepared for parenthood, I had to do so

In the middle of a freak-out about the impossibility of preparedness (because who knew there was a situation outside of death in which you could not prepare yourself!), I got a text from Ivy

Had a drunken one-night stand with the sheriff Thought ita baby with the town lothario On that note, how are you feeling?

I spit out hter

I hit the call button

Ivy answered after two rings “You okay?”

I smiled “I’m fine How are you?”

“Oh, E stupid decisions?”

“She asks the pregnant girl,” I joked

Ivy chuckled “Was Jack Devlin a stupid decision?”

“Five years’ worth”

“Ouch Okay, there is a bigger story here obviously”

“Yes, there is, but you texted et my mind off my problems Was Jeff a stupid decision?”