All Chapters of Realignment Sparkle: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Antoine sat with his phone in his hand, backing the door to the bar. She had sent him a text last night saying there was a problem and that they needed to meet urgently. This morning he had woken up to see an address she had texted to him. This part of the city was not where he would typically like to come but according to her, they needed to meet in a place where no one would recognize them. "What can I get you" a deep husky voice murmured beside him and he raised his head to see who it was. He hadn't heard him approach his table partly because the bar was really noisy with men drinking and toasting each other from all angles and because he had been distracted.The man had no semblance to a bartender, he was tall with huge muscles, the biceps jutting out from all angles with weird tattoos covering most of his upper half. He wore an apron, two sizes small with the words, raw, suck and dawg inscribed on it. From the dark shades he wore, Antoine could see the impatience written on

Sitting in the waiting room of the doctors office, Amy watched Reynolds who was sitting opposite her,cross and uncross his legs time and time again. He was restless and she could tell from the way he sat so stiff, his back could literally pass for the back of a chair. Today was her first antenatal appointment and he insisted on coming with her but from the way he was behaving, she would rather have come alone. "Mrs Bennet" a nurse in a bright pink scrub called out from a clipboard in her hand. Amy raised up her hand in response, "come right this way, the doctor will see you now". Reynolds stood up and held out his hand towards her, she took it and he hoisted her up from the chair, without letting go of her hand, they walked into the doctor's office."Hi, welcome" the woman seated in the office said in a shrill voice. She stood up and stretched out her hand towards Reynolds, "welcome Mr Bennet, I'm doctor Johnson, your gynecologist''. They shook hands and she stepped out from beh

"The reason I called you girls for a meeting is because I have an idea for something". Ava said and gave a dramatic pause, waiting for the others to say something and when there was no response she continued. "Let's throw a baby shower for Amy". Carie scoffed, "was that why you scheduled an emergency meeting?I thought you were going to come out as gay or something"."Oh come on Carie, you know I'm as straight as a ruler". Ava said and all of them burst into laughter. "But I am serious guys, we should throw a surprise baby shower for Amy. She's been through a lot and I believe she needs it at this point." Ava said again."That's a good idea Ava, Amy would be wild with joy and it would help to take her mind off some things", Sarah said in agreement. "Since Ava brought Amy into our friend group, everything we do, talk about or even so much as think of revolves around her". Carie whined again."That's because she is our friend and we need to be there for our friends. She would do the

Amy held the frilly pink dress to herself and looked into the mirror in Ava’s room, pregnancy had begun to take its toll on her. Her once smooth skin now looked like a railway track and her eyes were continuously puffy looking as though she spent all her time crying. She pulled off the clothes she had been wearing and put on the pink dress and the headband which read, mama to be on it. Ava came into the room and sat on the bed, watching her fidget with the dress. ‘’This costume makes me feel silly Ava’’ Amy said to her.‘’Courtesy of your mother-in-law, it doesn’t look that bad though. You look like a pink pregnant pumpkin’’ Ava said and smiled. Amy made a face at her, ‘’as if that helps in any way, I don’t think I would like to be associated with a pumpkin’’. ‘’Let’s go, everyone is waiting for you’’. Ava said and led her back out to the sitting room where everyone was gathered. Her mother took her hand and led her to a chair and everyone gathered around her.Diana Bennet stood

“Amy I said we would talk about the contract, don’t make drastic decisions because you are angry” Reynolds said to her through the bars and Amy forced herself up and walked towards him. “Tell me why I am 7 weeks pregnant and sitting in a cell on the night of my baby shower. I was involved in an accident where I sustained a terrible fracture and sometimes I still have PTSD about entering cars all because of you and now I’m in prison for something I do not know about which I suspect will surely be connected to you. Since I got married to you it has been a rollercoaster of emotions, terrible things happening to both of us. I am at my wits end with this one Reynolds, trust me this is what is best for both of us” Amy said to him.“Are you seriously blaming me for everything that has happened to us?” Reynolds asked in shock. “Not us Reynolds, me for everything that has happened to me and I am not blaming you I’m saying that my life was pretty normal and fine before I got married