Hiccup #2-3
“My mouth is watering.” I said. “I’m so hungry… here!” I handed Ethan his drink and then reached for the third drink I’d placed next to the machine as I rattled off what Seth, Ethan, and I usually drank Coke with little ice, Fanta with medium ice, and Dr. Pepper with no ice for me. Right?”
| pouted when I finished the last bite of my burger and glanced over at the half–eaten one in front of Seth. Ethan hadn’t even unwrapped his sandwich yet. He had this thing about eating his frics first and it always drove me nuts. I reached over and stole some of Ethan’s fries.
He smacked at my hand and scowled. “Hey!”
Seth pulled his food closer to him before pointing his index finger at me. “No!”
“Fine. I’ll just go get a frosty. Oh!” My eyes widened. “How good would it be to smash those cupcake muffins in it?”
“Cassie! It’s so good to see you,” a woman’s voice squealed.
I turned around with a ready smile at the familiar voice. “Hi! How are you?”
She beamed at them, “Wonderful! I’m so excited!”
Seth finished chewing his food and nodded a greeting. “Excited about what?” he asked casually.
“Cassie’s going to be carrying my baby!”
I turned to explain more to Seth and Ethan, but the words caught in my throat as I watched the color drain from Seth’s face. The fry had been about to pop in his mouth fell onto the table.
Anna eyed Seth and bit her lip before turning back to me. “Did I drop a bomb?” she asked.
I shook my head, frowning heavily at the grim look on Seth’s face. They know. It’s fine.”
“We know. We just don’t necessarily agree with it,” Seth snapped. His jaw clenched and his fingers curled into his palms as he formed two fists. “I know you guys want a baby, but can’t you go take advantage of another broke college student?”
My hand slammed over my mouth to keep my gasp from being too lood. I shook my head in disbelief. Seth had only ever been so outright menacing–like once in the years that I’ve known him, so obyjously another meet up with this side of his attitude–so quickly together too–wasn’t something I was equipped to deal with This type of venom is hazardous, so all I could do was cast an apologetic glance towards Anna and Maddox, the cute, happy couple that I’d agreed to be a surrogate for.
*Seth, stop being ruder Ethan whispered harshly, coming to my resele
Maddox rubbed the back of his neck and gave a half–hearted, uncomfortable sounding chuckle. “Well, this is awkward.”
“Im so sorry!” I said.
“Are you -1 mwan | you still…” Anna trailed off and the hopeful pression on her face slipped away.
“It’s a good thing my body is my body, isn’t it?” I said casting a sharp glure towards Seth. “Of course, I’m still doing this.”
Anna let out a whistled breath of relief. Thank guusiness. Wo we already started shopping for baby necessities,
frowned and bit my bottom lip, trying to recall that book I read on what and what not to do when expecting, “I think that’s bad luck
Hiccup #2-3
“What’s bad luck?” Maddox asked.
Shopping for the baby before there even is one. That’s bad luck. I’m sure of it. Whatever you bought, take it back!
Anna gasped. “We’ll do it right away! We’ve had enough bad luck to last a lifetime. I had no idea it was considered bad luck.”
Im sure it’s just a superstition, honey, Maddox said, wrapping an arm around
her
r shoulders.
Well, we can’t afford to not be superstitious. I’m very serious about this! If Cassie says it’s bad luck, we’re gonna take everything back. I don’t want anything bad happening to her or the baby,” Anna paused in her almost hysterical rant and turned her attention back to me before continuing. “Darling, I’ll see you in a few weeks and everything will be right as rain. You have our number in case you need anything right?”
I nodded and tried to start talking, but Anna continued her rambling. “We’ve got to go now.”
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