Page 116 of Seven of Hearts

“I love you too,” I said as I shifted in the chair, trying to ease the ache in my hips. “Don’t be gone too long.”

“Just a few more days. Take care of our baby.”

“He wants a treat too,” I clipped with a little more sass than usual to mask the storm cloud hanging over my head.

Logan snickered. “And what does he want for a treat?”

I thought for a moment. “Some of that almond cake you were telling us about. From that bakery by your office building.”

“The bee sting cake?”

I nodded. “Just a little piece. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. I almost asked Maddie if she knew how to make it.”

“I’ll bring you some. Promise.”

We said our goodbyes, but as soon as the call ended, the silence sunk in.

I was halfway throughMarley& Meand my second box of tissues when the doorbell rang.

“H-Hold o-on,” I blubbered as I tried and tried again to get up off the couch.

I didn’t have to wait. The door opened on its own and Kylie traipsed in, followed by Kristin and Zoey.

“Geez!Marley & Me? What is wrong with you?” Zoey clipped as she grabbed the remote and paused the movie.

“It was that orA Walk to Remember,” I blubbered.

“Do you just want to be sad?” Kylie asked as she unloaded a pile of snacks onto the coffee table.

I dabbed my eyes with a tissue. “Yeah.”

“Enough of that,” Kristin said as she squeezed onto the couch beside me. “I’m picking the movie. You obviously can’t be trusted.”

The Solomon sisters piled in with me and passed around bowls of popcorn and movie theater snacks.

“What are you guys doing here? Also how did you get in? The door was locked,” I said as Kristin queued upMiss Congeniality.

Kylie laughed. “I’m your best friend. You really thought I didn’t have a key to your house?”

I lifted an eyebrow. “I never gave you a key to my house.”

Kristin reached into the popcorn bowl that was perched on top of my belly. “Logan left a spare at my house for emergencies.”

“We figured being super pregnant and hormonal and alone constituted an emergency,” Zoey said. “And we were right.”

“We should come up with a baby name once and for all,” Kylie said as she grabbed a handful of popcorn. “I love names with the letter X in them. They’re so modern. What do you think of Xavier or Phoenix or?—”

I threw a handful of popcorn at her and laughed. “You’re terrible at this.”

“What about Maddox?” Zoey suggested.

I threw a piece of popcorn at her and laughed. “You’re both terrible at this.”

“Well, doyouhave any better baby name ideas?” Kristin asked.

“No,” I said with a snicker as I munched on popcorn.

Kylie rested her head on my shoulder the way Zoey was resting hers on Kristin’s shoulder. “It must run in the family, then.”

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