Chapter 11: Butterflies in her stomach

Averill got discharged after a week. She never saw Noah after their talk on the first night of her confinement. Kieffer visited her that night and gave her her favorite flowers as well as her favorite fruit, strawberries.

Though she's grateful for her friend, Kieffer scolded him that whole night. Luckily, Ken and Sam are on their trip to Asia. They won't be around for months, but they promised to be back by the time the baby comes out.

"I can carry that myself, Kieffer," she reached for the small bag, but Kieffer put it above his head. He indirectly mocked Averill's height with his six-foot-tall stature. And even taller because he tiptoed to raise the bag as if Averill's 5'11" could reach it.

She gave up and went inside the mansion. "Hey! I was just kidding," he laughs and gently guides Avi going upstairs. Averill looked around the mansion. Like Noah mentioned, the number of helpers was reduced.

She doesn't know whether she'd be glad about it. She's not close with them, but she t