~ Ryder ~
8 MONTHS LATER
“Up… down… up… down…” I counted patiently while Doris struggled through another squat in front of me.
The doctor had said she needed light exercise before delivery since she was already very close to giving birth.
Honestly, just looking at her huge stomach now made me nervous every single day.
Doris slowly stood upright again before immediately grabbing my arm dramatically.
“I’m tired already, Ryder,” she cried weakly.
I stared at her in disbelief.
“Baby girl, we literally just started,” I said, trying hard not to laugh. “You’ve only done two squats.”
Doris pointed accusingly at me.
“Two squats for a pregnant woman is equal to twenty for people that aren’t pregnant,” she argued seriously.
That completely destroyed me.
I burst into loud laughter while ho
