Chapter Fifteen
Knowing that I’m not getting forced to spend nights with William, I bring baby Belle home with me. She whines, saying grandma was going to take her shopping tomorrow. I promise her that both of us will take her shopping. Her eyes light up.
“OH! Can I get my ears pierced?”
Well, she is 6. I got mine pierced then. She also won’t have to worry about the pain. As soon as the earing is in I’ll heal her ear, leaving the hole there. No chance of closing up, no chance of infection, perfectly ideal. I also think grams wouldn’t mind. In fact she’d probably spend a couple thousand dollars on various pairs of really nice earrings.
And, anyway, I need to do some shopping for myself. I focused on getting baby Belle everything, and in the process totally ignored myself. I barely hav
