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097: Shell-shocked

Penulis: Bee Diaz
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-27 03:19:43

NICOLE

"I know this isn't easy for you to hear, but as a medical professional, my job is to be completely honest with you, Ms. Monroe. We got the lab and the scan results back. The injuries you sustained were very severe, so scar tissue has formed along the lining of your uterus. This means that you'd be unable to carry a normal pregnancy, even though your ovaries are producing eggs normally. You may have noticed that your period is lighter and..."

I block out her words after she tells me that. Unable to carry a normal pregnancy. Infertile. I hear this buzzing sound in my head and get nauseous suddenly. I want to throw up.

I'm going to be sick.

"Ms. Monroe?"

I snap my gaze to her face and watch as she stares back at me with mild concern. "If you'd like, I can recommend you to—"

"I just want to understand something," I say, cutting her off. "You mean to say that I'll never have a child again? Ever?"

"You could always explore options like surrogacy or even adoption, of course," she clai
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  • Wild Nights With My Brother's Ex-Best Friend   123: Favor For A Favor

    NICOLE"Is that her?" Mason asks in my ear.I turn to look at the entrance and see a woman walking into the diner on heels that are way too high. The black, sparkly, sequined dress she's wearing is body-tight, and her heels are a Ferrari red color. When her gaze lands on us, I raise a hand to capture her attention. It's really her, even if the profile picture on her social media was taken with a filter."She's a rough forty-eight," Mason comments in my ear before she makes her way over.I turn to my brother. "It's disgusting that you'd comment on a woman's appearance like that."He all but rolls his eyes at me. "That's the age she's supposed to be according to her social media, idiot. Does she look forty-eight to you? No.""Your point?" I ask, bewildered."She's a liar."Mason's forced to fall silent when she sits across from us, smiling from ear to ear and flashing yellowed teeth at us. "Hello! Why, why...I never thought I'd see you children again. Jessie's children. Who would've tho

  • Wild Nights With My Brother's Ex-Best Friend   122: Paternity Claim

    ROMAN"You're sure they stopped in Ashvale?""Yes," my guy, Ritchie, answers. "They've checked into a hotel named Ashvale Heights. They're getting their bags out of the trunk right now."I sit back in my chair, mind racing. When I spoke to Nikki, she didn't exactly tell me what they'd be doing. I'm pretty sure she only mentioned that they'd be going on a trip to their mother's hometown. Why? I have no idea either. I've been too distracted, and that's not a good thing.Then again, I was distracted when I was comforting her on the death of her mother's best friend—a woman who'd done so much for her and her mother's charity, Wings of Grace, who also happened to be Sebastian's godmother, which was how Nikki met him in the first place.She told me about the trip but didn't give me any details. Thinking of it now, I find it strange, and I actually think that she was keeping the information from me on purpose. Why? Why doesn't she want me to know what she's doing there?"Make sure to keep fo

  • Wild Nights With My Brother's Ex-Best Friend   121: Ashvale

    NICOLEIt's Saturday, and Mason and I are at Katie's funeral.Words can't truly describe what I'm going through right now. The realization that I'll never see her again handy truly sunk in yet—it's like I'm in a place between acceptance and denial.Katie's done so much for me...now she's gone.It's so abrupt. I'm transported back to the days when Ma passed, but we knew what to expect for a long time. Every day, we'd be relieved when she woke up, until the day came when she didn't, and we had to face a reality without her in it.Watching Katie's coffin be lowered into the ground makes my head spin.I wish I had met her for more coffees. I wish I had asked her for more advice, or that we'd talked about Ma more, since Katie knew a version of her that I had never seen before.When everything's done, I feel exhausted. There aren't many of us in attendance, and I don't know ninety-five percent of the people here. From her family, only Sebastian is here, which makes me vaguely wonder why the

  • Wild Nights With My Brother's Ex-Best Friend   120: Working Together

    NICOLE"It's Haley," Mason claims. "I would recognize her handwriting anywhere. Writing notes was kind of her thing."Of course. Who else would it be?"What do you mean by 'kind of her thing'?""I mean she'd leave notes everywhere."He turns away and goes to throw the note in the trash. I tell him, "Wait! Maybe we should call the police or something!""She's probably just being bitter," he claims dismissively."Mason! This is serious. She's threatening to kill me.""She's trying to scare you," he insists. "It only works if you let it work. Plus, if we call the police, what proof would we have that it's her? Think about it. We'd be wasting their time and ours, and in the end, she'd still win.""So, we're just supposed to ignore her and wait for the worst to happen."My brother sighs, exasperated. "Nothing bad will happen. Just calm down and trust me, alright?"I force myself to breathe. Yes, it would definitely be worse if it were Carmen who was delivering these notes, but I'm still al

  • Wild Nights With My Brother's Ex-Best Friend   119: Kept Promises and Chaos

    NICOLEI'm sprawled on the couch as Roman buttons up his shirt.My center is still stinging from the orgasm I had, but watching him get dressed makes me want him all over again, which is sick, considering how this should have never happened in the first place.But here we are.Roman has promised not to push me away, and all that's left for me to do is figure out whether or not he'll keep his promise."You coming back home?" he asks.Home. For some reason, my heart skips a beat when he mentions the flat he bought for me. "No, I think I'll spend some time here."He nods, and I see relief written all over his face. I genuinely want to spend some time with Mason, but I also don't want my brother to see me for what I am—someone who will always choose Roman, no matter what.I turn to putty in his hands. There's no way around it."We'll figure this out," he mentions like he can read my thoughts. His eyes meet mine and he smiles a little while his expression softens. "Everything will be okay.

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