#Chapter 272 – Pink, not Blue

The boys then throw their heads back, wailing harder and I… Well, I do something that, in retrospect, is probably very dumb. But I gasp and smile broadly, my eyes shining as I lean forward, my voice breathless with joy. “Girls!?” I ask Alvin, thrilled. “They’re girls!?” “See!” he shouts, staring daggers at me and leaping up from my lap. “You are happy they are girls! You will love them more!” “No, I –“ I say, trying to wipe the smile from my face and failing. “Mamaaa,” Ian moans, like his life is ending, slipping bonelessly from his father’s lap to fall in a puddle on the floor. “You will love them – you will forget about us –“ “I won’t, I promise I won’t!” “You still have me!” Victor offers to the boys, putting out a hand towards him. Betrayed, I spin on him, my mouth falling open. “What!” I gasp. “Oh come on, Evelyn,” Victor says, raising his eyebrows seriously at me. “You’re totally going to love two little girls more –“ “What!?” I screech a hand going to my heart, hones