Am trying not to freak out.
Ana:Tell her I think she’s a badass.
And if she needs someone to leak something anonymously to the press… well. I know a girl.
Byron:*Wink emoji*
u still the biggest gossip in Manchester?
Ana:Only if the stories are true.
***
Later that month
Byron:ur mum sent me chia pudding
am i supposed to eat it or exfoliate with it?
Ana:She’s spiralling. Your arteries are next.
She’s going to start offering kale shots at Cadi’s baby shower.
Byron:speakin of, u done with prep?
Ana:Almost. I’ve got pastel balloons, tiny clothes on string, and enough cupcakes to choke a rugby team.
Gray tried to interfere. I banned him.
Byron:good. he wanted a spit roast pig.
For a baby shower.
***
Days before the shower
Ana:Cadi’s glowing. She’s going to pretend she doesn’t want to cry when she sees thebook I bought her.
Bet you five quid she sobs at page two.
Byron:i’ll double it.
Also,Syl picked the baby onesie. it says Future Interrogator
Ana:She’s a menace.
She’s also brilliant.
Byron:like someone else i know.
ur shower gift for cads better be epic. she still sulkin u skipped the hen-do.
Ana:I was detained at the border, Byron.
***
Chapter nineteen