Page 13 of Bound

There wasn’t much I could do except for contacting a wedding coordinator and looking at dresses online. Rose even pointed at all the ones she thought were pretty, which was almost all of them. We also had to get her a dress so she could be a flower girl. She was easier to shop for since we knew her sizes.

“Do you remember my friend Olivia?”

“Yes.”

“Well, she had a baby late last night.”

“Like you have a baby?” She pointed to my stomach.

“Yes, like I have a baby. She had hers and then in a few months, I’ll have this one. Do you want a baby brother or a baby sister?”

“A baby sister!” She cheered as if her wish was already being granted.

“We won’t know until the baby comes out. And you are gonna be the best big sister.”

“Yeah.”

“How about we watchFrozenmovie?”

“Yes!”

I putFrozenmovie on and stepped out of the room to call Olivia while I could still keep an eye on Rose.

“Hey,” Olivia answered.

“Hey. How’s your first day being a mom?”

“I’m so exhausted. Matteo called his mom. She is coming over while he heads to work so she can help me.”

“He knows you’re overwhelmed and you need to rest when you can. So, his mother likes you then?”

“It seems like she does. I think she was apprehensive at first because I was already pregnant. But she knows our relationship and is more understanding.”

“Good. I’m glad.”

“Hey, how is Rose? I don’t think we ever spoke about her mom just dropping her off.”

“I know. Things have been crazy lately. But yeah, her mom told Damon he could take care of her now. From what I gathered, she is pretty messed up on drugs and it’s a sad situation.”

“But Damon got custody and you legally adopted her?”

“Yes. She’s better here with us. I love her like my own. And Damon is so good and patient with her. Her and I are just laying in bed today being lazy.”

“Lucky.”

“Well, if you need anything let me know, okay?”

“Okay. I will.”

“Hey!” I almost forgot the other reason I was calling her.

“Yeah.”

“I’m not sure if you would want to since you just had a baby, but I wanted to see if you would be my maid of honor at the wedding?”

“Oh my gosh, Kara. I would love to.”

“Oh, good. I was worried I wouldn’t have anyone standing up with me.”

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