Chapter 15
Desiree
Another wave of nausea hits me and I heave my breakfast into the toilet.
Thirteen weeks.
Hopefully by the end of next week I’ll be past the morning sickness phase.
“Mommy, you okay?” My sweet Jasper asks from the doorway.
“Yep,” I say brightly, splashing water on my face and rinsing my mouth out.
“You need someone here to take care of you.”
I turn, surprised by this observation. “You’re here, aren’t you?”
“I mean a man. Where’s your boyfriend?”
I go still. “What boyfriend?”
“The man who came with you when you got me from Daddy’s.” It’s the first time Jasper’s mentioned Junior. I’m sure I screwed up as a mother, but I never addressed what happened that night. I felt too emotional about breaking up with Junior and I guess I didn’t know what to say to Jasper to t
