I flinch when it slams shut, then flinch again when Mikayla smacks me on the arm.

“What are you doing?”

“Reeling. I think the word is reeling.”

“Get your ass out that door and chase her down! You might be a whole lot of things, Casey Pierce, but you are not going to let the woman carrying your kid walk away without at least offering to help her out.”

Images of my mom flash through me. When she told my dad she was pregnant, he just left her to it. That’s one of the reasons I never wanted to become a father. My dad was a shithead. I’ve never even met the guy, but the way he treated Mom was…

My insides clench into a knot so tight, I think I might throw up. I hate so much that Mikayla’s right.

“Fuck,” I shout before slapping the counter and running after the Queen of Hearts.

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