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that way Anna and I could have our babies together.”
I pulled Jamie and Kelly into a hug. “I think it’s perfect.”
Jamie sniffled. “Thanks, Kelly. You’re the best.”
Kelly just smiled and hugged us together.
We played Pin the Sperm on the Egg, which was actually really fun. It degenerated into a frenzy of sex jokes and all-around bawdy silliness, and by the time the shower was over, Jamie seemed to be in better spirits. The boys came back about an hour after the party was over, and they were surprisingly sober. I never thought I’d see the day, but they seemed comfortable with each other.
It was still awkward for me, sometimes, seeing both Jeff and Chase together, but as time passed and the memories faded, so did the awkwardness. Jeff and Chase were laughing at a joke as they clomped through the foyer of Jamie and Chase’s beyond-fabulous Manhattan brownstone. Jamie and I exchanged a pleased glance at the way our men seemed to have bonded while they were gone. I gave Jamie an I told you so smirk, and she just rolled her eyes in acknowledgment.
When the party mess was cleaned up, Jeff, Chase, Kelly, Jamie, and I all sat down in the living room.
“So, Chase.” Kelly sat on the arm of the couch next to her son. “I was talking to Jamie while you and Jeff were gone. I was thinking it may be a good idea for her come stay with me in Birmingham for her last trimester. She really needs someone to help her while you’re gone.”
Chase looked from his wife to his mother, and then stood up with a sigh. He crossed the room to look out the window onto the busy street beyond. “Meaning she’d have the baby in Detroit, rather than here.”
“I know it’s not what we originally planned,” Jamie said, moving to stand next to Chase. “But…I think it would be good for me.”
Chase didn’t answer for a long time. “It’s that hard for you here by yourself, huh?” He ran his palm back and forth over his head, a gesture I knew meant he was upset.
“Yeah, it really is.” She moved to stand in front of him, wrapping her arms around his waist and staring up at him. “I like your mom a lot. It would be nice to get to know her, for one thing. And for another, I’m barely twenty weeks along, and it’s already getting harder for me to move around. When I’m thirty-four weeks and can’t get up without a fricking crane, being here alone while you’re touring would be…god, it’d be impossible.”
Chase nodded. “I get it.” He let out a long breath. “So you’re moving back to Detroit. Okay, then.”
Jamie frowned up at him. “No, Chase. I’m not moving anywhere. I’m staying with Kelly temporarily until I have the baby. By then your tour will be over, and we’ll come back home together.” She put her hand to the back of Chase’s head, tilting his face down to hers. “This is home. Here, with you. I know this tour is important, and I’d never ever ask you to stop, or change it, or cut it short. I just—I need help, baby.”
The hard, tense set of Chase’s shoulders relaxed. “You’re right. You’re right. It is a good idea. I just—I wish I could be here. I wish it wasn’t necessary. That’s all.” He lowered his face to hers for a kiss.
When their lips met, I looked away and found Jeff watching me. He tilted his head toward the door, indicating that it was time to go. Kelly had already sneaked out the front door, and when I turned to say goodbye to Jamie, I realized why: She and Chase were lip-locked in a kiss that had all the signs of not stopping, regardless of who was or wasn’t in the room. I felt myself blush when Chase’s hands slid up the backs of Jamie’s thighs to pull her against him.
“On that note, I think it’s time to go,” I said.
Jamie lifted up on her toes and peeked at me over Chase’s shoulder. “’Bye, Anna. ’Bye, Jeff. Call me tomorrow.”
“Sure thing. I think we’re leaving after lunch, so we can do breakfast
I pulled Jamie and Kelly into a hug. “I think it’s perfect.”
Jamie sniffled. “Thanks, Kelly. You’re the best.”
Kelly just smiled and hugged us together.
We played Pin the Sperm on the Egg, which was actually really fun. It degenerated into a frenzy of sex jokes and all-around bawdy silliness, and by the time the shower was over, Jamie seemed to be in better spirits. The boys came back about an hour after the party was over, and they were surprisingly sober. I never thought I’d see the day, but they seemed comfortable with each other.
It was still awkward for me, sometimes, seeing both Jeff and Chase together, but as time passed and the memories faded, so did the awkwardness. Jeff and Chase were laughing at a joke as they clomped through the foyer of Jamie and Chase’s beyond-fabulous Manhattan brownstone. Jamie and I exchanged a pleased glance at the way our men seemed to have bonded while they were gone. I gave Jamie an I told you so smirk, and she just rolled her eyes in acknowledgment.
When the party mess was cleaned up, Jeff, Chase, Kelly, Jamie, and I all sat down in the living room.
“So, Chase.” Kelly sat on the arm of the couch next to her son. “I was talking to Jamie while you and Jeff were gone. I was thinking it may be a good idea for her come stay with me in Birmingham for her last trimester. She really needs someone to help her while you’re gone.”
Chase looked from his wife to his mother, and then stood up with a sigh. He crossed the room to look out the window onto the busy street beyond. “Meaning she’d have the baby in Detroit, rather than here.”
“I know it’s not what we originally planned,” Jamie said, moving to stand next to Chase. “But…I think it would be good for me.”
Chase didn’t answer for a long time. “It’s that hard for you here by yourself, huh?” He ran his palm back and forth over his head, a gesture I knew meant he was upset.
“Yeah, it really is.” She moved to stand in front of him, wrapping her arms around his waist and staring up at him. “I like your mom a lot. It would be nice to get to know her, for one thing. And for another, I’m barely twenty weeks along, and it’s already getting harder for me to move around. When I’m thirty-four weeks and can’t get up without a fricking crane, being here alone while you’re touring would be…god, it’d be impossible.”
Chase nodded. “I get it.” He let out a long breath. “So you’re moving back to Detroit. Okay, then.”
Jamie frowned up at him. “No, Chase. I’m not moving anywhere. I’m staying with Kelly temporarily until I have the baby. By then your tour will be over, and we’ll come back home together.” She put her hand to the back of Chase’s head, tilting his face down to hers. “This is home. Here, with you. I know this tour is important, and I’d never ever ask you to stop, or change it, or cut it short. I just—I need help, baby.”
The hard, tense set of Chase’s shoulders relaxed. “You’re right. You’re right. It is a good idea. I just—I wish I could be here. I wish it wasn’t necessary. That’s all.” He lowered his face to hers for a kiss.
When their lips met, I looked away and found Jeff watching me. He tilted his head toward the door, indicating that it was time to go. Kelly had already sneaked out the front door, and when I turned to say goodbye to Jamie, I realized why: She and Chase were lip-locked in a kiss that had all the signs of not stopping, regardless of who was or wasn’t in the room. I felt myself blush when Chase’s hands slid up the backs of Jamie’s thighs to pull her against him.
“On that note, I think it’s time to go,” I said.
Jamie lifted up on her toes and peeked at me over Chase’s shoulder. “’Bye, Anna. ’Bye, Jeff. Call me tomorrow.”
“Sure thing. I think we’re leaving after lunch, so we can do breakfast
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