“Well, the reason we have to wait until after September seventh is because…that’s when the baby is due. ”
It took a few seconds for it to sink in for Greg, but Elizabeth immediately screamed out and then threw her hand up to her mouth.
“I knew it!” Elizabeth called out.
“What?” Josh and I both said at the same time.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“Oh, Heather…that first day you started throwing up, I knew. The moment I laid eyes on you, I knew. Your skin was glowing, and you just had a look about you. ”
I sat there, staring at her. How do these women know this shit? Is it like some gift God gives you after you have a child of your own?
Josh started laughing. “Mom, you knew Heather was pregnant? For how long?”
Elizabeth smiled and shook her head. She reached across the table and put her hand on mine. With the way she was looking at me, I couldn’t help but smile back at her.
“The day Heather decided to move in with us. I didn’t know for sure, but I had a feeling. ” She winked at me.
“I’m so happy for both of you!” Greg said. He called the waitress over and asked for our check.
“Greg, we haven’t even ordered our food yet!” Elizabeth said.
“Shit, my son just told me I’m going to be a grandfather. I want steak and wine, damn it!”
By the time we made it back to Josh’s parents’ house, Greg and Josh were toasted. Elizabeth and I made our way into the kitchen as the guys went into the game room to shoot pool.
Elizabeth leaned up against the counter and smiled at me. She had been doing that all night, and it was starting to freak me the hell out.
“Let’s talk wedding. How soon?”
“Soon…as in, like, the next month. ”
When Elizabeth began jumping up and down, I had to start laughing. I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket, so I reached for it and saw a text from Amanda.
Amanda: I know it’s late, but can I call you?
I sent her a text back, telling her to call me. I told Elizabeth about what was going on with Amanda and Brad and that everyone was worried about them both, especially since Amanda had gone to Brad earlier today and no one had heard from her.
My phone started ringing, and Elizabeth went to check on our drunk boys. I laughed before I answered the phone while stepping outside.
“Amanda? Are you okay? We’ve been worried!”
Amanda laughed. “Oh Jesus H. Christ, Heather! I’ve never been better!”
What? “Did you go and see Brad?”
“Yes, and I ran into his parents there. ”
“Oh shit, Amanda! That couldn’t have turned out well. ”
She laughed. “Actually, it was probably the best thing to happen. Brad pretty much told them to shove it, and we, um…we worked everything out. I mean, it’s going to be a rough road ahead and all, but I think we’re going to be okay!”
I could hear the happiness in her voice, and my heart swelled with love for them.
“Oh, Amanda! This makes me so happy. And the baby…he’s happy about the baby?”
She let out a sigh, and I could almost feel her smiling through the phone.