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56| Are You Stupid?
I had thought that I would feel anxious and paranoid being away from the house with all the cameras, but I felt strangely at home with Gwen and all of the kids from Dylan’s class running around. It made me excited to be a mom and have my own experiences like that.
The fact that Gwen was so hesitant on sharing about her pregnancy was somewhat confusing, but I brushed it aside and told myself that she just wasn’t comfortable enough with me yet to share such things.
I was resting in my bedroom after a long day when my phone rang. I picked it up and saw Isaac's name and photo on the screen.
“Hello?”
“Stephanie, what the fuck?!”
My eyes widened as he used my full name - he never does that! He always calls me Steph!
“What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong?” He
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