Status Updates From Nine Month Contract

La amo

It’s strange how pregnancy sort of makes your body a part of casual conversation. Like is there anything else that happens to a human body that makes it normal for people to ask, “How are your innards, Trista?”

“Trista, I am so excited to finally meet you,” she says, reaching out to shake my hand. “I’m Cozy, Wyatt’s sister-in-law. I’m married to the bossy brother.”
“Nice to meet you.” I laugh as Max rolls his eyes. If Max is the bossy one, what the hell does that make Wyatt?

Trista meets Cozy, Max’s wife & Everly’s stepmother
Is Max bossier than Wyatt?
I think I need to read his book.

“Max, be nice to your brothers,” a dark, curvy brunette says, coming over to greet us. She’s dressed a bit more casually but equally as cute as Everly. See, why can I look at this plus-sized female and see that she looks amazing, but my intrusive thoughts have to be such a dick to me? God, being a woman is such a bitch sometimes.

We’re always more critical of ourselves than others

Though admittedly, I’ve been wearing some of my more revealing tank tops lately because I like how it makes Wyatt act all weird and twitchy. He’s normally so stoic, but one day, I had a dash of abdomen showing, and he was suddenly very interested in the color of the sky.

Trista is trying to make Wyatt uncomfortable with her choice of clothing
Maybe she wants to entice him
Mutual attraction?

At that moment, I realize that I am completely consumed by lucky number thirteen, and I have no idea how I will survive the next several months with her and, even worse, the months afterward without her.

Wyatt is falling for Trista.

“No fucking chickens, Trista,” I beg, my hands forming tight fists at my sides.
“No chickens.” She holds her hands up, her eyes softening now that she’s got me right where she wants me.

Wyatt has a goat. He’s OK with Trista’s pig, then a rabbit, then a horse. He draws the line at chickens. LOL