Stay genuine, tables will turn.

 

"IBS?" Millie felt an all-time low. It was so generic, the idea that she was bringing all this on herself. Nerves. Was that it?

"I know you don't like the idea of having to quit the caffeine and having more plain meals." KC had all the paperwork to support her diet.

"I live for coffee." She looked straight at him as if she was not giving up the necessity of her life.bb Especially after all those blood tests she'd been through.

She knew what he wanted to say, "At least you aren't pregnant." But he didn't. Although it did make her wonder if birth control was giving her so much trouble. Especially, the headaches.

"I can't stop being stressed." She told him as he went to the kitchen to turn on the kettle while she flopped down on the couch, wondering where she'd gone so wrong. She hugged herself tightly. It had to be more than IBS, she thought. 

"Remember, they want you to keep a food diary to find out what triggers your stomach issues," KC said. Millie rolled her eyes at that.

She then sat up, her elbows wobbling on her knees, and pushed her fingers through her forehead and into her loose hair.

"God, I might as well be a grandma, already," she fussed. "All I'll get to eat is probably boiled chicken and carrots."

"You're supposed to think of smaller meals throughout the day," KC offered as if that would be an excellent option. "Maybe you're not drinking enough water." He reminded her of how she developed a urinary infection when she was on her Dr. Pepper craze.

"Don't remind me, I still want a Dr. Pepper," she whined. Millie got up then to confess, "See why I couldn't go to Nashville? I'd have poop in the middle of a show!" It was embarrassing to admit, but didn't he know already? She went back to the couch and hugged a pillow.

She felt so old, and it hadn't helped her in any of the adulting she was doing.

"Don't give up," KC brought her some tea. He thought she might need to see a new therapist. Even the doctor recommended it. Just then, he got a phone call from his dad.

"Maybe there's news about Junie," he said as he went back to the kitchen to answer the call.