said.ऀᰀ圠栀漀愀Ⰰ 栀攀礀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀攀爀攀 椀渀 氀漀瘀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀℀ᴀഠ
“Well…” Neil said, “I won’t deny that.”ऀᰀ䜠漀漀搀Ⰰ 漀爀 攀氀猀攀 琀栀椀猀 戀愀戀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 欀椀氀氀 礀漀甀℀ᴀഠ
“Wait…baby?” I said, “What?”ऀᰀ传漀瀀猀Ⰰᴀ†䰀攀椀最栀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
“You’re preggers?!” Caroline said.ऀᰀ䌠愀爀漀氀椀渀攀Ⰰ 琀ⴀ琀栀愀琀ᤀ猠 氀椀欀攀Ⰰ 愀 琀攀攀渀ⴀ琀攀攀渀愀最攀 眀漀爀搀☀ᴠ†刀漀戀戀椀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
Caroline laughed, “No, wait, seriously?!”ऀᰀ夠攀猀Ⰰ 䰀攀椀最栀Ⰰ 愀爀攀 眀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀椀渀最 愀 最爀愀渀搀挀栀椀氀搀 昀爀漀洀 礀漀甀㼀ᴀ†䐀愀搀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Well…” Leigh said.ऀᰀ圠攀氀氀㼀ᴀ†䴀漀洀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Yes.” Leigh said.ऀᰀ夠攀猀㼀ᴀഠ
“Yes!” Leigh smiled.ऀᰀ夠攀猀Ⰰᴀ†一攀椀氀 猀洀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ ᰀ匠栀攀ᤀ猠 漀渀 栀攀爀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 洀漀渀琀栀 渀漀眀⸀ᴀഠ
“Wow,” I said, “Congrats!”ऀᰀ圠栀礀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 礀漀甀 琀攀氀氀 甀猀㼀ᴀ†䴀椀渀搀礀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“We just found out the other day!” Leigh exclaimed, “And we were both so excited, but we wanted to be sure so we went to the doctor yesterday and…voila! We’re expecting!”ऀᰀ䤠ᤀ洠 猀漀 攀砀挀椀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀℀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䰠漀漀欀Ⰰ 䤀 欀渀漀眀 礀漀甀ᤀ爠攀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀 眀漀渀ᤀ琠 攀瘀攀爀 栀愀瘀攀 欀椀搀猀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀ᤀ琠 琀攀氀氀 洀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 椀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 愀洀 栀愀瀀瀀礀Ⰰᴀഠ
Leigh hugged her, “Oh, thanks C!”ऀᰀ匠漀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀㼀 䄀 最椀爀氀 漀爀 愀 戀漀礀㼀ᴀ†䐀愀渀愀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Oh anything’s fine,” Neil said, “We just want him or her to be healthy.”ऀᰀ圠栀愀琀 椀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 愀爀攀 琀爀椀瀀氀攀琀猀㼀ᴀ†䤀 愀猀欀攀搀Ⰰ 氀愀甀最栀椀渀最⸀ഀ
“Oh, well, if they’re healthy then…”ऀ䘀椀琀猀 漀昀 氀愀甀最栀琀攀爀 攀渀猀甀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Well, on second thought, that may actually happen,” Drake said, “I mean, Kimmie and Mark had twins!”ऀᰀ夠攀猀Ⰰ 礀攀猀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ吠栀椀猀 昀愀洀椀氀礀ᤀ猠 昀甀氀氀 漀昀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀猀⸀ᴀഠ
“Actually,” Mom said, “Your great grandmom, Anthea, she has a twin!”ऀᰀ圠栀漀愀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 栀愀搀㼀ᴀ†䐀爀愀欀攀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Yes,” Mom answered, “She died early though, so you all never met her.”ऀᰀ传栀Ⰰᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
“In other news, Aunt Muriel called me the other day,” Mindy said.ऀᰀ删攀愀氀氀礀㼀ᴀ†䴀漀洀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠栀愀琀 搀椀搀 猀栀攀 猀愀礀㼀ᴀഠ
“She’s in love!” Mindy gushed.ऀᰀ圠愀椀琀Ⰰ 䄀甀渀琀椀攀 䴀甀爀椀攀氀ᤀ猠 椀渀 氀漀瘀攀㼀ᴀ†䐀爀愀欀攀 愀猀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
“What’s so surprising?” Leigh said, “Everyone falls in love.” A playful smile appeared on her face.ऀᰀ䤠洀愀最椀渀攀 椀昀 猀栀攀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀愀琀 氀愀猀琀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀ᤀ搠 愀氀氀 戀攀 氀椀欀攀☀圠栀愀琀㼀℀ᴀഠ
We all laughed once more. I missed having fun conversations, fun gatherings like this. I missed being with my family. I wish I had more times like this with them before, before all this mess happened.ऀᰀ䬠椀洀戀攀爀氀礀ᤀ猠 搀愀甀最栀琀攀爀 最漀琀 洀礀 最攀渀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀Ⰰᴀ†䴀椀渀搀礀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䴠愀爀挀椀愀ᤀ猠 最漀渀渀愀 戀攀 愀渀 愀爀琀椀猀琀Ⰰᴀ†匀栀攀 猀洀椀氀攀搀⸀ഀ
“That she will be,” Caroline added, “Imagine years from now, she’ll probably be staging her own exhibit!”ᰀ䤠 眀椀猀栀 䤀ᤀ搠 戀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 琀漀 猀攀攀 椀琀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
“Of course you’d be, badass,” Caroline winked.䤀 愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 眀椀渀欀攀搀⸀ഀ
it," her own exhibit!"51515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151enes, though,"wish I had more times like this with them before, before all this mess happened.㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀㔀ഀ
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