The worst part of pregnancy, Addison decided in the middle of week 24, wasn’t the morning sickness or always having to pee. It wasn’t gaining weight or squeezing boobs into a maternity bra. Even her baby boy’s nighttime acrobatics were manageable. The worst part was the damned cravings. Most of her cravings were typical: gelato [...]
Nothing was wrong with Dr. Shane Myers. Nothing ever was. He didn’t get sick. He rarely was injured, and then not for long. Occasionally he was more than annoyed or frustrated, and even more rarely let it show. He had colleagues, assistants, test subjects, lovers, and Tae Kwon Do sparring partners, but no friends by [...]
Addison Harris studied her profile in the full-length mirror in her quarters, smoothing her hands over her swollen belly. The gray Triptych Corporation tank top conformed to every curve. A little fashion camouflage—a khaki jacket two sizes larger than her usual size eight—hid 21 weeks of pregnancy. She frowned at her reflection as she tugged [...]
Strange Little Band by Nancy Brauer and Vanessa Brooks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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