Page 42 of Keeping Promises

Asher:She wouldn’t stop pacing by my cubicle – it was like a full-blown stalker.

Asher:*gif of stalker mode

Me:Well, you only have yourself to blame. Knowing you, you probably started the whole thing teasing her from the moment you walked into the office.

Asher:GASPS! I’m appalled, Hadley.

Me:So, you’re saying I’m wrong?

Asher:I can neither confirm nor deny that accusation.

Asher:Also, I can’t help it that she’s so Type A that she hates not being in control like that.

Me:Yeah, it is rather fun to mess with her, so I’ll give you that.

Asher:She’s at it again.

Asher:*video of Lexi walking by cubicle twice

Asher:Control your best friend. Maybe we should get her a leash or a shock collar to keep her in line.

Me:For Fucks sake Lex, calm down. No one knows except the baker who’s making the cake and the doctor who did the actual sonogram.

Lexi:And which bakery was that again? The one on the 9th, right?

Me:Yeah, why.

Asher:Umm, what did you say to Lexi that has her rushing out to the elevator.

Me:ALEXIS NICOLE BAKER –ALMOST HARRINGTON! You get your ass back to your office, missy. I’ve got eyes and ears everywhere.

Lexi:Asher is such a traitor. I was just going to get a coffee, I promise.

Lexi:*gif of little girl batting her eyelashes

Me:Lies, all lies. I’ll Uber Eats you a coffee if you need one so bad, or I’ll bring you one by myself.

Lexi:I take offense to that. Can’t a girl just be so excited to know if she has a godson or goddaughter on the way?

Me:Who said anything about you being the godmother? Maybe I’ll ask Brynn.

Of course, we want to ask her to be the godmother and Ben to be the godfather. But I want to make her sweat it out a little.

Lexi:Sniff. Sniff. What’s that smell? Smells like burning silicone.

Me:You leave my posse alone, you monster!

Well, that backfired… Maybe if I had the real thing, I wouldn’t have to be scared about the demise of my vibrators.

Lexi:All you have to do is tell me blue or pink.

Me:Okay. Okay. I’ll tell you. It’s a…..

I set my phone down and get back to cleaning the apartment. By the time I returned twenty minutes later, I have an ungodly number of texts from Lexi. Clearly, she didn’t find my joke that funny.

Lexi:What is it?

Lexi:??????

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