Chapter 2
Chapter Two
Harper
It was on my thirtieth birthday that I made my final decision to do something I had wanted my whole life. There wasn’t any question or doubt in my mind. I’d had enough of men and the constant heartbreak that followed. The final straw was when my fiancé, Kevin, called it quits three months before we were to be married. He sat me down one night and told me he wasn’t sure I was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He told me he still loved me, but maybe not enough for the rest of our lives. It broke me beyond belief. We lost all the deposits we had put down on everything, and my wedding dress was nonrefundable. So not only was I out a shitload of money, but I was also alone and heartbroken beyond repair.
“Are you one hundred percent sure you want to do this?” my best friend Charlotte asked.
“Yeah, Harper? You can’t back out of this if you change your mind. Once it’s done, it’s done,” my other best friend, Laurel, spoke.
“I know that. Come on. We’ve known each other since college. You know me, and you know what I’ve always dreamed of.”
“Yes. We know,” Charlotte spoke. “But you’ll meet the right guy who will love and cherish you and want the same thing.”
“You still have time, Harper. You’re only thirty years old,” Laurel said.
“And we can see how well things have worked out for me. The clock is ticking away, and this is what I want.”
“Raising a child alone and on your own will be hard,” Laurel said.
“Technically, she won’t be alone,” Charlotte spoke. “She has us.”
“I know, but you know what I mean.”
“Why the hell do I need a man to raise a child? Men are basicallychildren themselves and need to be taken care of. This is what I want, and I’m doing it. With or without your support.”
Charlotte and Laurel got up from their seats, walked over to me, and hugged me.
“We’ll always support your decisions no matter what,” Charlotte said.
“And we’ll always be here for you.” Laurel hugged me tightly.