Mood Swings

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Perrie

"I have a doctor's appointment next week." 

I'm lying in bed with Jade. Tubbs-McGee is lounging on the chaise that no one uses except Tubbs-McGee, which makes me wonder if it's actually just a really fancy cat bed. He's pissed off because we're reading in bed and refused to turn off the light for him. He did a lot of sighing and meowing and tried to knock Jade's iPad out of her hands with his giant furry paws. Then, when he didn't get his way, he sulked over to the chair and now he's glaring at us like he doesn't manage to take an eight-hour nap every afternoon in full daylight.

Jade drags her attention away from her iPad with a slight head turn in my direction.

"If you want to go," I continue. "It's no big deal, if you don't. You don't have to. It's my first appointment with the new OB/GYN your cousin recommended and whatever happens at a sixteen-week appointment, which is probably nothing. If you're busy it's no biggie. You were just at the last appointment. Never mind."

I inhale because I just said all of that without breathing, because maybe it's a bigger deal to me than I'd care to admit. Maybe not doing this by myself is more important to me than I'd like to admit, too.

"I'd like to go," Jade says softly.

"Okay." I turn my attention back to my own iPad.

"If you don't mind."

"I don't."

"The baby might be sucking its thumb already," Jade says a moment later.

"What? How do you know what it's doing in there?" I place a hand over my tiny bump and rub it. I'm not sure why, it's not like it's a genie and it's going to pop out and grant me wishes or confirm if it's a thumb-sucker.

"I got the book."

I blink at Jade, glancing at her iPad and back to her face. "What book?"

"What to Expect When You're Expecting. You told me to read a book, so I did."

"Oh my god, you didn't."

"What? I'm doing my research, so I don't ask you stupid questions."

"Yeah, but that book is full of embarrassing things happening to my body."

She smirks. She fucking smirks.

"Tyler recommended it. He said it was quite comprehensive."

"Ugh. Why does your attractive cousin have to be a gynecologist? It's so weird."

"He's married."

"Yeah, okay?" Not really sure what that has to do with anything, but okay.

"Just throwing that out there."

"Because I said he was attractive?" Is she kidding me? "Are you jealous? You're attractive too, it's not a contest. Besides, I'm pregnant. It's not like I'm out flirting with people."

Jade says nothing.

"So, are you enjoying the book?"

"Well, it's not the most captivating book I have read, if I'm being honest." She sets the iPad down on her nightstand and turns toward me, placing her hand over mine where it's resting on my stomach. "But it's the most important one. I wanted to get the same information you were getting."

"You're probably ahead of me, you overachieving nerd."

"I'm on chapter ten."

"Ten?! I knew it! I'm still on seven. Why do you even need to know all this stuff? All you have to do is drop me off at the hospital and I'll call you when we're ready."

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