ALICEThelma and I were in the living room, Oliver had already left, and Francesca and Rory were in the kitchen, baking a cheesecake. She was doing most of the talking, but if he was still around her at this point, it was because he didn't mind. Maybe the baking put him at ease. He sure as hell loved it. "The appointment's tomorrow at eight," Thelma told me as she had a sip of red wine. I was drinking water, and I focused on the way it cooled my tongue and my esophagus as it went down, and not on how nervous I was because of this whole situation. "You're still up for it, right?"I nodded. "I'm a little scared. I won't lie about it.""Did you tell anyone?"I shook my head. She reached over and closed her fingers around my forearm in assurance. "Your secret's safe with me. You'll have my full support no matter what you want to do. If I were you, I wouldn't worry too much about your contraceptive use. The baby's perfectly fine, you'll see. We might not find that out right away, but i
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