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Vicki walked into the kitchen and went straight to the coffee maker.
Mallory sauntered in behind her. “How many weeks are you?” she asked in a low voice.”
Vicki fumbled the cup she’d picked up and it rolled on the counter. “What?”
“How many weeks?” Mallory grinned. “I’m a girl. I can tell when a girl has a glow.”
She blushed and pulled Mallory closed. “I haven’t even told John yet.” She a keurig in the brewer and hit start. “I think I am about 8 weeks. Not sure. I just missed my period and I haven’t seen a doctor yet.”
“Why haven’t you seen a doctor?” She had to curl her hand to keep it from touching her tummy.
“With all this craziness with Bitty, life has been crazy and I don’t want anyone to worry. This will be the first Masterson Great grand baby. My mother and Grandmother are going to go nuts. They would have me wrapped up in bubble tape and thrown in a closet somewhere.”
“Your grandmother is a hoot.”
“She gave up caring what anyone else though long ago.” Vicki said dryly. She opened the fridge to grab some creamer and poured some in her coffee. “Do you want one?”
“Yes. I love coffee.” Mallory said with relish. She perused the k-cups and grabbed a hazelnut.
Laughter flooded the room and she looked over to see John doubled over laughing and Flick with his hands up telling some story of other.
He looked so happy. With a huge smile.
“They’ve been friends since grade school.” Vicki said.
She turned. “Hmm?”
Vicki sipped her coffee and pointed to the fridge.
There was a single picture. IT showed Sara and Brae from earlier on one side. John on the other with Flick with his arms out and around them. They all smiled at the camera.
“You’re not in here?”
“No. I went to school with them but we ran in different crowds. She scanned her top to toe. “You would know about that. Family obligations and money. I didn’t really have any good friends. Mine was more social obligations but those guys. They are family.”
“It’s nice.”
“Its more than nice. It’s amazing having friends like them. There for each other no matter what. It was what I always wanted.”
“And now you are a part of it.”
Vicki smiled and rubbed her belly, smoothing the dress. “Yes.”
Mallory finished making her own coffee and pointed to her. “You keep doing that. He’s going to know quick.”
Vicki smiled wider and glanced at her man. He looked over at just the right minute and they look they ex hanged made her jealous. She always wanted that. The intimacy of knowing the person was there for you no matter what. That when you were thinking of them, at right that moment they were thinking of you and your eyes meet. The idea gave her shivers, she took a sip of coffee.
Sara wandered over and made eyes are her. “Can I have some coffee?”
Vicki said. “Of course.”
The atmosphere instantly cooled. Mallory straightened up with her coffee. “Let me get out of the way.”
Sara grabbed her arm as she passed. “No stay.”
Mallory glanced down at her fingers. Her forearm tensed and she forced herself to relax. “Okay.”
Vicki made Sara her coffee and a minute passed. Sara mixed in sugar but no cream.
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