Chapter 210

But now that the baby's already on the way and no one knows who the father is, there's just no turning back. All they could do was go along with whatever she planned. "I ran into a friend at the hospital, Mom. I'm starving." The bump was only two months along, but Ava's appetite had been getting out of hand lately. "I made some soup, I'll bring it out for you." Mrs. Reed headed to the kitchen and came back with a bowl of chicken soup. "Who'd you run into at the hospital? And what did the doctor say about the baby?" Ava was focused on gulping down soup. She pointed at the pamphlet bag she'd dropped on the coffee table the moment she walked in. "All in there. Check it yourself." "These are all for you?" "The hospital gave 'em out. Every pregnant woman gets one." If it weren't for the nurses handing them out, she wouldn't have known there was so much to get ready for so early. "You really need to go through all of it. I should too. Sure, you look healthy now, but the moment you get sick,