When we pulled into the state park, Gunner saw Jeff’s truck and parked next to it. Ari and Jeff were leaning up against it, and Ari looked so happy. I smiled, knowing that she was going to be a mom soon. June fifteenth was her due date, so it looked like we would be spending our one-year anniversary with our niece or nephew.
When Gunner opened the door, I jumped out of the truck, walked up to Ari and hugged her.
Just then, I heard another voice. Josh? Fuck a duck. Are you kidding me? I pulled away from Ari to see Jeff slapping Josh on the back. I glanced at Gunner to see him staring at me with a panicked look on his face.
Turning around, I grabbed Ari and walked her away from the group.
“What the fuck, Ells. What’s wrong?”
“Oh my god, what is Josh doing here?” I started to look around the parking lot.
Heather would be here any minute; she was only ten minutes behind us the last time I’d talked to her.
“Jeff invited him. Why?”
“I invited Heather to come along. She’s going to freak!”
“Oh Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Ellie, is she okay? I mean, I called her last night, and she told me everything. My heart is breaking for her. I can’t believe she had sex with Jerry-the-fuckwad. ”
“Never mind that right now. Is Lynda here?”
“No, she couldn’t make it. ”
Just then, I saw Heather pulling up. Ari and I stepped out of the way, so she could park.
“She’s gonna be so pissed at you!” Ari said as she raised her eyebrows up at me.
“Me? Why me? Why not you? Y’all invited Josh. ”
“You invited her, and I’m sure she asked if he was going to be here. ”
Oh my god. I wanted to kill my BFF so badly at this very moment. “I swear, Ari if you weren’t pregnant, I would. ”
Ari let out a laugh. “Oh, come on, bitch, I can take you, pregnant or not!”
Heather got out of the car and smiled at both of us. Her smile quickly faded when she looked between the two of us.
“What’s wrong?”
I looked at Ari and she looked at me. Then, I heard Josh laugh, and Heather looked behind us.
“I’m pregnant!” Ari shouted out.
I just stared at her a what-the-hell look. She glanced at me and shrugged her shoulders.
“What? I panicked, okay?” Ari said with a smile.
Heather seemed confused for a moment.
“Wait…what? You’re pregnant, Ari? Oh my god!” She let out a scream and hugged her.
Ari looked at me over Heather’s shoulder and made a face that made me laugh out loud. Only Ari.
Just then, Josh, Jeff and Gunner walked up. Gunner looked like he was about to puke, Jeff was shocked that Ari had just screamed out to the world that she was pregnant, and Josh couldn’t tear his eyes from Heather.
Heather pulled back away from Ari and smiled at her. “How far along are you?”
“Oh. um, two months. ”