Page 48 of Floored (Frenched 3)
“OK. Hold me.”
Coco and I each took one of her arms, and we walked toward the bathroom. My pulse drummed and my stomach was flip-flopping madly, as if it were my pregnancy test, not Mia’s. I knew Coco must be feeling it too.
“Let’s close our eyes and look together,” she said. “Count of three.”
Closing our eyes, we babystepped into the bathroom and stood in front of the vanity. Mia counted us off.
“One. Two.” She took a deep breath. “Three.”
We opened our eyes.
“What the hell is that?” Coco said. “It looks like a divide sign.”
“It’s a sign that Lucas and I are going to be divided over this!” Mia wailed tearfully.
“Will you stop? It’s a plus,” I said. “It’s just faint. But it’s a plus, Mia. You’re pregnant.” Immediately, Coco and I began jumping up and down like rabid kangaroos. Poor Mia looked shell shocked.
“Oh my God, oh my God!” Coco stage whispered. “Mia, it’s positive! Congratulations!”
My throat was glued shut otherwise I’d have congratulated her too.
“It’s positive,” Mia said in a small voice. “It’s positive.”
“It is. How do you feel?” Coco studied her face. “Are you OK?”
“I don’t know. Maybe. I need to sit down.” She backed up and sat on the edge of their tub. “OK.” Putting both hands over her stomach, she breathed slowly in and out. “This could be OK.”
“It’s more than OK.” I knelt in front of her, and Coco sat beside her. “It’s wonderful. I’m so happy for you.”
“It’s more than wonderful. We could make a list of all the wonderful things about this.” Coco tipped her head onto Mia’s shoulder.”
“You think?” Mia sounded hopeful.
“Yes!” I said. “One. This baby will be gorgeous. Can’t miss.”
“Right,” agreed Coco. “Two. You will be the best mommy ever because you’re always so prepared for everything.”
“Yes. Three.” I gestured to Coco and myself. “Built-in babysitters when you need a night off.”
“Definitely.” Coco nodded. “Four. Um…” She looked at me for help.
“Um.” I chewed my lip trying to think of something else. “Expectant Mom parking at the drugstore?”
Mia laughed. “Right. That’s important.”
“It is!” I thumped her legs. “Mommy.”
“Shhhhhh!” Mia glanced at the door. “OK, now what? I have to tell him, right?”
“Uh, yes.” Coco stood. “He probably should have known before us, but we can pretend we know nothing and hightail it out of here. You can say you took the test when we left.”
“No, no, no.” She shook her head. “I won’t lie to him about it. I’ll just be honest. He knows how close we are.”
I got to my feet. “I think you’re right. Lucas is a good guy. He’ll understand. Plus he will so know something’s up when he sees Coco and me sneaking out of here. She has no poker face whatsoever.”
Mia smiled, rising from the tub. “True. OK, I’m going. But before I do…” She and Coco exchanged a look. “We need to know. Did Charlie show up last night?”
Coco laughed. “He must have. Look how fast she blushed!”
