Chapter 147

• Lavinia felt the corners of her mouth twitching into a smirk. "Oh please, pregnancy has just made me realize the truth - you've been a terrible friend this whole week, Rosie," she countered teasingly.
• Rosie rolled her eyes dramatically. "Ugh, whatever." She sat up straighter on the couch, glancing around the living room. "Where'd Aunt and Talia disappear to anyway? I haven't seen them since I got here."
• "They went out to run some errands and get party prep stuff for tomorrow," Lavinia explained, resting one hand on her flat belly. "But the mother hens wouldn't let me tag along, saying I need to take it easy." She shook her head in exasperation.