It was a very entertaining evening, during which the bottle of wine seemed to disappear and, when Xavier proposed to get another one, Anny had to put her hand on her heart and come up with the excuse that Stephanie had an urgency to attend her parents' anniversary celebration, an event she couldn't miss for anything in the world.
"And if we take her with us and then you and I go somewhere else?" Xavier suggested.
Anny's stomach tightened. It was clear that Xavier was interested in her, but she would never leave her friend alone for her first ultrasound appointment. Besides, she was there to be her companion and the person who would always be by her side, at least until no one else knew the truth and could replace her.
"Oh, Jimy," said Anny, who had already started using that nickname wi
