They all stood frozen for what felt like forever, just staring at me, before the room erupted with shouting, tears, and embraces. Everyone was overwhelmed with happiness to have me back. I honestly hadn’t believed that I would be missed to this extent, but it turned out I was wrong. And I was so thankful to be proven wrong.
Stephanie was the last to arrive, and she dashed straight toward me, wrapping her arms around me so tightly that she refused to let go. She kept telling me how much she had missed me and how much we needed to catch up on. The moment she noticed my stomach, that became the only thing she wanted to talk about.
She immediately claimed the title of my baby’s godmother and had already begun planning a baby shower, along with all the things I would need for the baby’s arriv
