He really couldn't wait for this kid to arrive.

But all that had nothing to do with Sylvia. She was totally focused on her work.

Around lunchtime, Sylvia's phone buzzed. She glanced at the screen. It was her mom, Naomi.

"Hey, Mom, what's up?"

"Honey, all your packages keep showing up at the Garcia place. I figured I'd drop them off and maybe we could grab lunch together."

"Packages? I haven't ordered anything. And I never use the Garcias' address when I shop online."

Okay, maybe she had forgotten to update her shipping address after moving to campus recently. She'd had to take a few detours to pick up stuff lately.

She heard the sound of packages rustling on the other end.

"Nope, your name and number are right here. Anyway, I'm almost at your office. You can see for yourself."

Sylvia was about to say "sure thing," when she heard Naomi suddenly shriek. "Hey! What are you doing?!"

"Naomi, please! I'm begging you-help me!"

That voice... It was Freya!

Sylvia remembered hearing that after getting fired, Freya's parents still treated her like a cash machine for her younger brother. She really hadn't been having it easy these days.

Who knew what she might do now?

up from her desk and bolted for the

coworker, blocked

"Sylvia, where's the fire?"

"None of your business."

her arm

made a show of stumbling backward into

She's always

freaked out. Maybe we should check

hurried after Sylvia,

gotten little thank-you muffins from Bridget (she was pregnant, after all), nobody wanted to let her go alone. One by one, they followed

barely made it out the front door when she heard her mother

rough time, that's your parents' problem-it has nothing to

her now. Please, I'm begging you, tell her to stop sabotaging me! just want a normal

the theatrics-dropping to her knees and making a scene

to Naomi's

so hard it

Naomi used

was never the same,

good for

and grabbed Freya's

the crazy accusations! I have nothing to do with your job

Freya didn't even seem to hear

on the ground, totally losing her

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