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“Come on, Lex, I’m sorry. Just get in the car. Let me drive you home.”

I didn’t want Dick to show up and harass her again. After a minute or two, the thought must have crossed her mind, as well, because she finally got into the car.

“Sorry,” she muttered. “I haven’t been myself lately.”

That’s an understatement,I thought but didn’t say out loud. I didn’t want to worry Trent any more than he already was.

She was reacting to the stress of Dick being in town, and I knew that, but it didn’t make her actions and words any less hurtful.

I didn’t think I’d ever understand women.

Chapter 21

Lexie

Ifelt like the world’s biggest jerk after I got home, knowing that I’d not only upset Oliver but also Trent. I couldn’t seem to control my emotions.

Gillian came to pick me up the next evening. I had a few days off, so I decided to spend them at her place. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t seem to break the funk I was in.

“You gonna tell me what’s got you so down in the dumps?” she asked finally.

I groaned. “I don’t know. I just can’t seem to bring myself to feel better.”

“Physically? Emotionally?”

“Both,” I muttered.

“It’s hormones,” she said easily, and I looked up at her, frowning.

“Hormones?”

“Yeah, most definitely. One of my best friends got pregnant right out of high school, and she was a hormonal mess until the baby was born. She had an attitude every day fornine months, and she couldn’t regulate her emotions. The doctors told her it was because of the excess hormones.”

Great.Not only was I super stressed out, but now I also had to worry about the pregnancy hormones making me crazy.

It wasn’t like I needed the extra help. I was already so stressed between Dick being back in my life and the baby.

“Have you told him yet?” Gillian asked quietly, and I shook my head.

“I don’t know if I’m going to.”

She snickered. “Well, eventually, you’re going to start showing and you’ll have no choice.”

Not if I’m out of town by then.

But could I really do that? Could I really leave Wagontown and Oliver and never tell him about the baby we made, growing in my belly? I didn’t know if I could keep this up, lying to him, avoiding him.

By the time the doctor’s appointment rolled around, I had barely seen Oliver in a week. I’d seen him here and there during my shifts at the bar, but I’d been sure to keep myself busy and have Gillian pick me up before close.

The doctor’s office felt oddly cold, and I felt myself shiver in the cool air of the lobby.

Gillian put an arm around my shoulders, warming me up. I leaned against her, smiling gratefully.

“I don’t know what I would do without you, Gilly,” I said softly, and she smiled at me.

“Perish,” she said matter-of-factly, and I couldn’t help but laugh.

The doctor did an ultrasound after the pelvic exam, and the baby showed up immediately onscreen like a little peanut.

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