Chapter 166

• Elle
• I pushed the grilled chicken around on my plate. I couldn’t blame morning sickness for my loss of appetite today. It was lunch time, and I was sitting in Smothered in Love by myself. I sat by the window, watching the people pass by. A couple with two little kids walked by, all of them bundled up in their winter clothing. They held tiny cups of hot chocolate they’d picked up down the street at the bakery.
• I wanted a happy family like that so badly.