Page 11 of Game On

“I feel terrible,” Veronica admitted.

“You want me to call them and cancel?” Olivia asked.

Veronica shook her head and sat up. “Nope, I’m not canceling a client last minute. Wish I didn’t feel like I was gonna puke again.”

“It’ll pass,” I told her, not looking up from my spreadsheets.

“Are you sure, V?” Olivia asked.

“I haven’t told Alex or Eddie I’m pregnant yet. They’ll treat me like glass.”

I smiled. They were rather protective of her, but they meant well.

My phone vibrated on the desk, but I tried to ignore it as I crunched numbers. It kept vibrating, and Veronica and Olivia were already distracting me too much anyway, so I picked it up.

I scowled when I saw a text from Seth.

SETH: Gotta reschedule. Can’t take her this weekend.

“Asshole,” I seethed.

I didn’t realize I said that out loud until Veronica and Olivia looked at me in alarm, and Rosie started to cry. Because of course she did. She had been fussy all day.

I took her out of her stroller and rocked her in my arms, but she wasn’t having it.

“What’s wrong?” Veronica asked.

“She’s just fussy. Huh, baby?” I asked my daughter.

“Mommy,” Rosie said as she promptly pulled on my hair. I loved my daughter, but the hair-pulling had to stop.

I unclenched her fingers from around my hair. “No, baby. Hurts Mommy. Ow! Okay?”

“Otay,” she said and laid her head on my chest.

Safe to say I wasn’t getting any more work done today.

“Are you okay?” Olivia asked me.

She and Veronica peered at me in question.

I sighed. “No. Seth was supposed to pick her up and take her for the weekend. I’m sorry, I gotta cancel tonight.”

Rosie perked up her head. “Da-da here?”

I stroked her head. “No, baby. Daddy’s at his house. You’ll see him later.”

God, I hated Seth for doing this to her.

“Bring Rosie!” Veronica said. “Logan can’t get a sitter again, so I’m bringing Liam. It’ll be fun.”

Despite the fact that Seth was a diehard hockey fan, I’d never been to a game. My family was more football fans than anything else. Veronica had invited me to the game tonight since I was supposed to have the night to myself. I would have much rather spent the night baby-free playing Dragonspire, but I wanted to spend time with V.

I shook my head. “Let me try my sister. Rosie’s too cranky today.”

“Gimme that sweet little baby,” Olivia said.

I wanted to kiss her when she took my daughter. Olivia knew when people needed something and was more than willing to step in. I’d take all the help I could get right about now.