lies lies lies || book three

chapter two

The two pulled apart before looking at the sign in front of them.

"Are you ready for this?"

"I think so"

Putting on their hoodies to protect themselves from the frosty weather, the two walked in hand in hand shivering from the cold.

"I'm changing into leggings and this hoodie after this," Laney chattered through her trembling teeth. Her grey Skims hoodie would have to suffice her through the cold weather, even though she was physically in Westfield, she was mentally in Florida still.

"So much for looking cute," Mia snorted laughing as a woman cleared her throat making them both redirect their focus.

Laney apologized quickly before whispering, "Laney Wilson, 10 AM appointment".

The woman nodded and directed them into the exam room. A lightheaded feeling slowly began taking over her head as she sat down on the thin white sheet of paper and swung her legs over to lay down.

Mia had her phone out to record as she held her best friend's hand and Laney stayed quiet. The cool gel made her seethe through her teeth before becoming a warm feeling on her stomach. And as she looked forward and Mia's jaw dropped, Laney laughed as her suspicions were confirmed.

"Congratulations. You seem to be four weeks along," the woman softly smiled.

Mia began to tear up as Laney began to tear up and the two laughed at each other. Laney had been using the excuse of New Year's resolution to be sober since the two had gotten back from the honeymoon. But in reality, she had noticed the irritability from some strong smells she wouldn't typically notice and heightened emotions like sadness.

If it wasn't from the extreme sex the two were having from the bedroom to the beach, Laney wouldn't have felt the pregnancy to be a possibility. The two weren't actively trying but the two wouldn't have minded based on their honeymoon discussion. Laney was eager to be a milf and Morgan was eager to have a little one to play with and teach his ways... and that included his flirting skills.

Laney squealed, "Holy fuck".

She had it all planned out since she began to tell Morgan she wanted to be sober. Calling Mia after the three pregnancy tests revealed two different conclusions, the two knew that they had to confirm their suspicions. Planning to hang out in Nashville at a... sketchy clinic would do just the trick. No cameras. No tourists. Just a casual check up.

But pregnant and being able to hide it wasn't going to be easy in a few weeks based on the research that they were conducting. Six weeks in would be the start of a real sign, which means Laney had two more weeks to get her shit together. The positive test was stowed away in a shoebox that Laney had carefully hid in her underwear drawer to avoid being seen. While Morgan would be doing label things and press, Laney would be pregnant and at the Nashville apartment.

The house renovations were planned and going to begin meaning that the two had to be out of the house. Downsizing to the apartment was ideal but it was just temporary and meant they wouldn't be woken up by construction.

"So where are you going again?" Mia asked as the two of them sat down in Laney's car carpooling to the Miranda Lambert restaurant.

"New York for some press thing for Morgan and I get to drop Anna my painting," Laney exclaimed out of pure joy. The invite to drop off her painting at the office was a surprise and a miracle that Laney couldn't have dreamt of enough. "But then I'm coming back in three days and Morgan is going to California. Ugh I'm going to be put on some tour bus back since he didn't want to put me on commercial flights".