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“You’re the best, you know that?”

Luna smiles and gives me a hug. “We know, but we miss you. Feels like we only meet every couple of weeks or so for these classes.”

“I know,” I drawl. “Work is kicking my ass, and so are these babies.”

“I can’t believe you’re having twins!” Felicity rests her flat palm over my stomach. “Have they said anything about whether they’ll take you to full term?”

“My doctor says we’ll see how things progress.” I look down at where her hand is over my still-flat stomach and groan. “I’m going to be massive, aren’t I?”

Felicity nods. “I won’t lie. Yes.”

“I won’t be able to see my vagina, will I?”

“I said this to Zach the other day. He said?—”

Quickly, I hold up a hand. “I’m gonna stop you right there. I’m down for anyone having a good sex life, but since mine is non-existent, I need to wallow in my self-pity.”

“So Jensen really is sleeping on the couch then?” Luna sounds surprised.

“He’s got an air mattress. We’re going to organize my spare bedroom so he can move in there.”

“Why doesn’t he just go back to his?”

Felicity asks a fair question, and one I really don’t have an answer to. The truth is he could easily head back to his place now that I’m not sick, and I could insist he does. But I like having him around. I think I’d miss him if he wasn’t there. Even his attempts to get under my skin are kind of endearing.

I look down at my feet. “I guess I won’t be able to see these either?”

“Don’t deflect,” Felicity scolds.

“What can I say?” I look back up at her and Luna. “We’re working on a friendship, and when preseason kicks in, he’ll be out most of the time anyway.”

“Hmmm…”

“Hmmm…” Luna echoes Felicity.

“I’m not sleeping with him.”

“It wouldn’t matter if you are,” Luna says.

“He’s just a friend, and anyway, can you imagine if we got together?” I scoff. “It would be like taming wildfire.”

“That I can agree with.” Felicity reaches into her tote and pulls out the keys to her Mini. “You are both as bad as each other.”

“I’m impressed with how well you’re working together though. He’s so attentive!” Luna says, sounding more than impressed.

I nod. “Oh, I know. It took me most of this week to convince him he didn’t need to attend today’s session on relaxation techniques during pregnancy.”

“I genuinely think he’d eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, and poop for you if he could.”

I look at Luna. “You really just say it, don’t you.”

“The filter is entirely lifted these days, babe.” She hooks her arm through mine as Felicity turns to walk away.

“See you two preggos later. I’m off for a nice glass of crisp wine.”

“Fuck off,” I mouth back.

“Jensen,this place is booked out months in advance,” I say as we pull up outside the grand entrance ofAuberge,one of the finest French restaurants in Washington state.