Always Only You by Chloe Liese (z-lib.org).epub

Playlist: “Go Wild,” Friedberg
ANNIE STARES AT ME IN DISBELIEF. “WHY AM I JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS?”
I shift in my seat at the outdoor café that’s our usual lunch spot. It’s a
midway point between the practice facility, Annie’s research lab, and the
campus where Lorena teaches. Ren and I have an afternoon PR gig at
Children’s, and he offered to drive me after this lunch date with my friends.
As I hesitate to explain myself to Annie, I glance over at Ren, seated on the
other side of the café. He takes a sip of his tea, book in hand. He’s hidden at a
two-top tucked into a shady corner.
“I didn’t want to worry you,” I tell her. “You were possibly birthing a human
last night. You’re in a delicate condition.”
Annie snorts. “Listen, I know we read that scintillating historical romance
the other month in book club, but that phrase does not hold up. I’m not delicate.
I’m pregnant. And it was indigestion, apparently. I can handle bad news without
having a fit of the vapors. Call me next time your house gets broken into and
ransacked.”
I meet Annie’s big moss-green eyes. She pushes her nerd glasses up her
freckled button nose and frowns at me. “I’m serious,” she says.
I grasp her hand and squeeze. “I’m sorry.”
“I forgive you.” Annie stabs a chunk of chicken, lettuce, and tomato, then
shoves it in her mouth. “Provided you come to water aerobics tonight.”
“Ugh, fine. I know I’ve been missing a lot, but playoffs schedule is brutal.
I’ll be free to watercize my ass off consistently once we’re done.”
“You two and your water aerobics.” Lo shakes her head, then freezes midscrolling
through her phone. “Hey, Frankie. Have you been on Twitter lately?”
I feel my color drain. I’m social-media savvy enough to know that lead never
bodes well.