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“Does she ever see her?” I knew it was none of my business, but since this was Nick who hadn’t seemed to grow out of his over sharing, I figured it wouldn’t hurt.
“Sometimes. She’s a model and busy working all over. But we Facetime and she checks in.”
“Peyton.” The barista called my name and I turned to grab my drink.
“What are you doing here? At the hospital, I mean?” Nick asked as I turned back.
“Oh, Nonna, my grandma, had a heart attack.”
“Is she okay?”
“Yeah, I think so. They said they want to keep her for a few days for observation. What are you doing here?”
“Alex’s baby mama is in labor.”
“Sadie, right?”
“Yeah.” He nodded.
Nick’s phone buzzed and he looked down. “That’s him. I better go. Hey, give me your phone. Now that you’re in town, let me give you my number.”
I pulled it out of my back pocket and showed him the blank screen. “It’s dead.”
“Shit. That sucks.”
“Yeah, and I don’t have my car here either.”
“I’ll give you a ride. I’m gonna be on the maternity ward. Just come see me when you want to leave.”
“Really?” I asked.
“Yeah, I got you, girl. You’re part of the family. You’re in the club, remember?” He gave me another hug and headed toward the elevators.
I watched him go and sipped my drink. The hot liquid wasn’t the only thing warming me up. Nick’s comment about being part of the family had wrapped me in a blanket. Maybe I actually was part of the baby mama club after all.
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“Isthis the same hospital Lizzy had Hannah?” Lina asked as we moved into the elevator and I pressed the fifth floor where the maternity ward was located.
“Yep.”
“Were you there for the birth?”
“I was, yeah.”
“How long was Lizzy in labor?”
“Twenty-eight hours.”
Lina cringed. “That’s a long time.”
“It was, but she was a champ.”
“How long were you guys together before Hannah was born?”
“Um, well, we dated, casually for about five years. But we were never actually together, officially. I’ve only had one official girlfriend.”
