Two weeks later, and another letter spelling more rejection, Mandy treated herself and Dylan to a day out. They went to the zoo, and leaving behind the stroller, she let him run a few steps ahead of her the whole day. By mid afternoon he was pooped, and after walking around with her heavy son curled up in her arms she called it a day. They went back to the apartment, where she got an excited phone call from an old college friend, Holly. She was getting married to her district attorney beau, and was calling everyone she knew. She listened as she gushed about the lavish wedding they’d planned, that was to take place in Hawaii. The day they’d just had suddenly faded away, and she was left clutching the throne, trying desperately to be positive and congratulate her friend. She looked over a
