Chapter 51

I needed this.

To feel normal again.

The servants had set up a projector in one of the guest houses. There were cushions and blankets all over the floor where we could lounge and enjoy whatever movie we agreed on. Of course, I couldn’t even get down to the floor, so I was laying back on the couch. My head rested in Rowan’s lap as he played with a few of my curls.

I was laying on my side in probably the only remotely comfortable position I could be in. If I laid directly on my back, my belly crushed me. If I laid on my other side, my back ached, and I got a random leg cramp.

Is this what my mother went through with me? If so, then I owe that woman an apology. If she ever decided to talk to me again.

Jessica was laying across the floor, leaning against the crook of James’s arm. It looked like they had fallen asleep. I smiled. I wasn’t really watching the movie either.