Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

I blinked, sitting up. "What's going on? I just woke up."

She flinched, pushing open the curtains to let in the bright morning light, and sat on the bed. "How's baby this morning?" She asked and I smiled down at my belly. "Growing like a gremlin." She nodded and took my hand, a tear falling down her cheek.

I prepared myself for the worst...

"There's news. Honey - they found a part of the aircraft. Some

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cargo ship en route to Australia found it."

"What do you mean?" My stomach dropped as the words settled in, each one like a cold weight.

and well - they are flying the bodies to the States, and they

them. It was like my body was working overtime, just trying to process this information and make sense of what I was supposed

they sure?" My voice was a tremor of

"I don't know. They haven't told me much. Just that we need to talk to someone in person, and they're

escape the fog. "Australia? They weren't anywhere close to Australia..." I

- the selfish part didn't want to go. I wanted to call my other and ask her if she could go or let

I don't get to outrun this

fully aware that I must

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with their grief. Even Laura has more

1. me.