July Kelly Summary

Kelly enters her apartment giving orders to her three sisters and her husband about heating the frozen lasagna and entering "one wet diaper at 10:45" onto the "Oliver Week One" spread sheet on her computer. Steve apologizes for missing out on taking pictures. Her delivery had been awful. She'd torn and lost so much blood she'd needed a transfusion. And instead of being a loving, supportive husband, Steve had passed out and hit his head. They'd both come home with stitches, his to his head and hers from her episiotomy. Kelly thinks, it wasn't as if it was your blood, but tells him it's okay; the nurse got some pictures.

Her sisters raid her closet and ask to borrow things; Kelly nods, knowing she'll probably never see them again and Steve leans against the wall and says he's whipped. Kelly remembers what...