The Monday after the Fourth of July weekend was Malika’s first day at Gascoyne & Partners. It was also the fourteenth week of her pregnancy. The baby was the size of a peach and she had graduated from calling it Little Growing Baby Person to Maxine. She didn’t know the baby’s gender yet, but assumed she was carrying a girl and was inspired by her favorite Living Single character.
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