#Chapter 288 – Growing Pains

I groan as I walk across the yard, a hand underneath my belly to support it. I can’t believe they weigh this much already, these little girls. It’s only been three months since the boys’ birthday, but I feel like I’m already gigantic. They must be making me sleepwalk down to the kitchen at night, making me pig out on ice cream or something, considering how much weight I’ve gained in my belly alone. I sigh, stopping a minute and looking back at the cottage, wondering if I should go back and get one of the Betas to drive me to the new house instead of walking. But then I glance through the woods towards the big house and realize that they’re both pretty much the same distance away. May as well keep going, even though every step makes my poor swollen ankles hurt. “Three more months,” I murmur, sighing and setting out again. “Three more months, and then I get my body back…” It’s not that I don’t like being pregnant – I don’t mind it, most of the time. I love the feeling of my girls gro