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Ali's Prada blouse and skirt had been a write off by the time Jamie was done with them. Not even a good sponging down with baby wipes and Febreeze had been able to save the tragedy. Ali was on autopilot by that point, and she was now more than convinced her mother-in-law-to-be thought she was whacko. She had been hardly able to string three ( Read more... )

OI! GET OUT OF THE FOOTBALLER & GET YOUR BUTT ON HERE, PRONTO!

IT'S AN EMERGENCY!

Must not hyperventilate, crave nicotine, and/or wet my pants

James was out in a deep sleep by the time Ali left his room. She'd told him just about everything, save for the fact she'd slept with Mark again. She didn't want to overload his already stunned brain. She was aware as well as anyone how much it was to process ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS by agentcampbell]Ali hit the number for Izzy's floor simultaneously to hitting 'send' on her cell phone to dispatch text message #21 of 'CALL ME' to James. The elevator doors swung closed behind her and she tapped her foot impatiently as she rode upwards to her friend's place. All she had from James was he and Izzy had a huge fight and now he'd ( Read more... )

They were in the elevator on their way up to the Family Planning Clinic. It wasn't cold, but Ali had a long knitted coat on, the sleeves pulled over her hands as she hugged her arms tightly around herself. Her hair was hanging like a wavy shield around her face and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake the heavy, pained dread that burned ( Read more... )

It pouring rain outside, but Ali didn't care. She only managed to get a parking space two blocks from Izzy's apartment, so she had to run the rest of the way in the rain. Clearly she wasn't thinking straight because she hadn't even thought to grab a coat or a umbrella. But then, forgetting a 'rain coat' is what got her into this mess in the first ( Read more... )

Alicia licked the chocolate off her fingers, leftover from half the packet of chocolate biscuits she'd just devoured and picked up her phone. She pulled Izzy up on speed dial and padded out onto her balcony. She smiled when there was an answer. "Hey, sweetness! Have you killed each other yet?"