The seguinte few days went por fine. I had gone to another doctor’s appointment and she had said that the baby was developing great. And somehow, Alejandro and I managed to keep Jose sleeping on the couch. This was a great turnout.


Though, I hadn’t heard anything from Courtney.


I was enjoying a peaceful sleep while feeling flutters coming from Marisol every so often and listening Alejandro breathing slowly in his sleep.


My cell phone going off across the room woke me up. I decided to ignore it; whoever it was could just call back later. And if it was important, they could just call back. Of course,...

“Courtney? What are you doing here?” I asked in surprise.


“I’m pregnant,” Courtney snapped. Her stomach was very swollen.


“Obviously.”


She crossed her arms over her chest, “I guess we’re both knocked up.”


“How far along are you?”


“Seven months with a boy. You?”


“I’m four months with a girl.”


“Maybe we could keep in touch,” She rummaged through her bolsa and found a small notebook with a pen attached to it. She wrote something on it, ripping the page out; she handed it to me, “It’s good to know that I’m not the only one in this situation.”


I stuffed the...