Into the Light

“I know, and I not sure how to bring this up.”

“Listen, if you need my help…”

My phone startled me, it was Charlotte. I hit reject knowing that she would understand.

“There is this clinic in Australia. They have advance chemo treatments but there is a year-long waiting list.”

“Elijah, of course. Text me the details and I’ll get on it ASAP, but listen, you really need to tell Adriana, as well as Mom and Dad.”

The phone rang again; my mind wasn’t thinking straight so I hit reject. Elijah’s cancer was the worst possible news right now and I couldn’t shake how ill and sad I felt. I only had to look at Elijah to remember that what he was going through was a million times worse.

“Thanks, brother. Can you believe this? Someone up there has it in for me.” Elijah sighed.

“We’ll get through this. We did it once and we can do it again.” As I said the words, my cell vibrated.

“Someone really wants you attention,” he laughed.

I pulled out my cell and I read the text My heart leaped out of my mouth.

ANSWER YOUR FUCKING PHONE MY WATER JUST BROKE!

Chapter 24

Charlie

It had started off as your typical Friday night, watching a movie with Eric and Kate. It was our third Magic Mike night, the first two being screenings at the cinema. We had our buffet of fried chicken, pizza, Mexican and desserts sitting on the coffee table in front of us. In support of my pregnant state, we all drank mocktails, but I could have sworn that Eric’s had the stench of vodka seeping through it. When I asked him if that was a flask in his pants or was he just happy to see me he replied with “both”.

Lex left us to go to Rocky’s, no doubt to watch porn. Nikki and Will were away and Nikki once told me that every time they were gone the boxes of tissue somehow ran out in their apartment. The image needed erasing from my mind.

So, of course, watching extremely hot men dance on stage was a sure way to get the fire started below. I was surprised when I felt how soaked my panties were. Geez, pregnancy hormones were seriously out of control. I texted Lex to get his ass back home because if I was this wet, he sure as hell needed to take care of it.

It was somewhere towards the end that I noticed that my panties were soaking wet and, embarrassed, I didn’t know what to say. Yeah, okay, Matt Bomer dressed as Ken did things to my lady garden that should be illegal, but nevertheless it was just a movie and, again, have you seen my husband? I wasn’t one to hold my thoughts in but this was highly embarrassing, so in typical Eric fashion, I blurted it out.

“Right, I am so soaked right now I swear a tsunami just flooded my channels!”

Eric choked on his burrito. “God, Charlie, do you need a tena? Was it Channing in that combat outfit?”

Kate piped in. “Ooh I bet it was Mickey Rourke!”

“Hate to break it to you guys, but I don’t know. It’s weird. I mean, yeah, they are all hot but I wasn’t horny looking at them…Maybe my vagina has expanded and I can no longer feel horny?”

“Wait. Your vagina expands?” Eric asked.

“Eric, did you not learn this in high school? How else does the baby come out?” Kate questioned.

“Kate, how many times do I need to tell you that I am not a vagina expert? The whole thing scares me like paranormal activity.”

“How is a vagina related to paranormal activity?” Both Kate and I are barely able to hold in the laughter. However, I couldn’t ignore the slight stomach ache I got from eating another burrito. Seriously, like every time I ate a jalapeno!

“Well, for starters, there’s mucus and periods.” Eric points out.

“Okay, this conversation is so done. I need to get changed, plus my stomach is really hurting from the food.” I stand up and I hear Kate and Eric gasp. I quickly turned around, both of them as white as ghosts.

“Umm Charlie…” Kate stutters “I think your water broke.”

Eric yelps “SEE! Paranormal activity!”

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