As the days passed, we became even closer. We talked through the individual hells that we had each survived and fell ever deeper in love. Bella had reconnected with Marcy when Marcy started her search for me, and they continued to talk frequently on the phone. I had no problem with that at all. I figured that if they could re-discover their friendship, it would make Bella happy, and I was all about her happiness. One even...

I slept surprisingly well and woke to find all three girls already up. I could hear them in my ensuite, showering and laughing. I waited in bed until the water stopped and they all trooped out wrapped in towels. After showering, I found them in the kitchen all dressed and acting as if nothing had happened. I wondered if it had all been a dream, brought on by my fantasizing and tiredness. “You were hopeless at guessing,” a...

When I woke in the morning, I could hear voices and music playing. I dressed quickly and found all three girls in the kitchen dressed and ready to go. “You are late this morning,” Ana said, “Did you not have a good night?” I felt my face redden as I turned and grabbed a glass of water. I returned to my room and dressed and we set out for breakfast and another theme park day. The weather was hotter than usual and we all op...

The next three months were a combination of awesome and awful as the four of us celebrated our special friendship many, many times as we sat on the secret of Sarah’s pregnancy. Sarah suffered some morning sickness for the first six weeks or so but after that, her only complaint was always being hungry. Then came the first ultrasound where Sarah, Lexi, and I saw our baby’s heartbeat for the first time. We got the requisite...