Chapter 488 – Alone

• “Ariel,” dad says, his voice low with warning. Rafe, Mark, and Jesse sit very quiet on the couch, looking between us.
• But I ignore all of them, shifting my eyes to mom. “And what about everything you were saying this morning,” I snap, vanishing my flame away. “About being able to have it all, to not have to limit myself simply because I’m pregnant?”
• “Baby, I meant every word of that,” mom says, pressing her hands to her heart, her eyes going wide. “But you have to acknowledge the reality that your life is different now – your life is going to change in a very physical way. And if your first pregnancy is anything like mine, you may need a great deal of bed rest! Why don’t you simply…delay your education until the girls are born? Take a minute to –“