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the bakery that I told you about, and she’s staying with a widow during the time that Jesse and I are away. She can’t stay by herself without getting scared yet. I know she’ll eventually get over it, but she’s refusing to continue with therapy. She said she needs to become stronger.”
    “She’s probably right.” Amber had only met Rikki once, and that had been the night she’d been rescued from her kidnapper. She was a sweet girl, and Amber wished she had a magic wand to just make her better.
    The girl that brought their food sneered at May. “I hear you’re pregnant.” She slammed down their plates.
    May nodded. “Yes, I am. How are you, Tiffani? You look tired.”
    “We don’t all sit around all day, doing whatever we want!” Tiffani said, turning away from them.
    “Who was that ?” Amber asked.
    May sighed. “We’re talking about your ghosts. We’ll save mine for later.”
    Amber looked between her friends. “So you both think I should go for it?” She decided to wait until May was ready to talk about the rude server. She’d seen the girl many times before, but she’d only ever been nice, so she wasn’t certain what the problem was now.
    Valerie nodded. “Give him a chance. Pretend you just met him and start over. Don’t hold the past against him.”
    May nodded. “I agree. I think it was all a set of mistakes by both of you. Don’t give up on love because of something that happened when you were seventeen. I want you to be happy.”
    “You don’t think I’m happy?” Amber asked.
    May shook her head. “I knew you weren’t happy the first time I met you. It was always obvious there was something you weren’t telling people, and I guess that something is named John.”
    Amber sighed. “I guess I should give him a chance. I don’t know what I’ll do when he breaks my heart though.”
    “He’s not going to break your heart this time. If you go into it assuming he will, it’s only going to make you miserable. I know it’s hard, but you have to give him a fair chance. Pretend you just got out of high school, and you didn’t break up at prom. What would be your next step with him?”
    Amber laughed. “I’d marry him on the spot, of course. Partially to annoy my mother, and partially because I still love him as much as I ever did.”
    “What about the whole trust fund thing?” Valerie asked. “Not that you need it.”
    Amber shook her head. “Now that I’m over twenty-one, I have access to it whenever I’m ready. I haven’t asked for access though, because I don’t need it.”
    “Of course you don’t.” Valerie took a bite of her taco. “Baby boy sure does love tacos.”
    May grinned, patting her own belly. “Baby Bob likes tacos too. I don’t think I’ll eat anything else for at least seven months.”
    “Please don’t name that baby Bobbette,” Valerie pleaded. “I can’t imagine that would be good for anyone.”
    May shrugged. “If he names her Bobbette, I’ll just call her Bobbi. Won’t hurt a thing.”
    Amber shook her head. “And if it’s a boy?”
    “We’ll name him Robert and call him Bobby. You know Bob. He loves the idea of having a Little Bob running around.”
    Valerie sighed. “Bobbi or Bobby will be very loved by both parents. I guess that’s all that really matters.”
    “I could name him Bucky, and it wouldn’t matter,” May agreed. “He or she will be loved.”
    “I just hate the idea of Bob winning!” Amber exclaimed. “He seems to always get what he wants.”
    “Sad, isn’t it?” May asked with a grin, taking a bite of her taco. “I needed this so badly!”
    “You both had tacos on Friday!”
    “And last night,” May and Valerie said together, and they all dissolved into giggles.
    “You two are going to make me crazy. Who said you could both be pregnant at the same time?”
    May shrugged. “I don’t recall asking. We’re both happy, though, so I guess you should rejoice with us.”
    “I do. I just…I’m