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I picked up my phone and took a bite of my toast. Looking at the date, something occurred to me. Opening my period app showed that I should have already started. Suddenly, my belly twisted, and I felt sick again. My heart started racing as I began to sweat.
“Nope. I’m not pregnant.” I shook my head. “I’m sick. I have the flu, and that’s why I’m late.” I tried to convince myself, but somehow I knew better.
I immediately called Jordyn.
“Hey, you,” she answered. “I’m on my way into a meeting. Can I call you back?”
“I think I’m pregnant,” I blurted out.
“Stella, are you serious?”
“My period was due two weeks ago.”
“And you’re just now figuring that out?” she asked.
“It’s been crazy here finishing up my other classes, starting my new ones, getting married, and moving into the penthouse. I honestly didn’t think about it. Besides, remember how my pills were screwed up?”
“Yeah, I remember. Shit. What are you going to do?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’ll go get a pregnancy test and find out. Please pray for me that it’s negative.”
“I’m praying hard. I just got to my meeting. I’ll call you later.”
After I showered and dressed, I stepped out of the building and walked two blocks to the drug store. Standing in the aisle, looking at the different pregnancy tests, I placed my hand on my belly as the feeling of nausea intensified. I grabbed the Clearblue box with two test sticks inside. One test stick spelled out the words pregnant and not pregnant, while the other was a plus or minus sign for double accuracy. At least that’s what the box said. Taking a deep breath, I walked up to the counter, paid, and returned to the penthouse. Going into the bathroom, I took the test sticks out of the box. I could feel my body trembling at the possibility I could be pregnant. After peeing on the sticks, I set them down, washed my hands, set the time on my phone, and sat on the floor against the bathtub, hugging my knees.
“Oh! Stella, I didn’t know you were home,” Dora walked into the bathroom with a stack of towels, looked at the sticks on the counter, and stared at me.
“I didn’t know you were here, either.”
“I was in the laundry room doing laundry. Are you okay?” She put the towels away in the cabinet.
“I don’t know yet.” Tears filled my eyes.
“Oh, sweetie.” She sat on the floor and placed her arm around me. “It’ll be okay.” She hugged me as I placed my head on her shoulder.
“No, it won’t. Miles doesn’t like kids under the age of ten. He said he never wants children.”
“He also never wanted a wife, and now look,” she said.
“You know it’s not a real marriage, Dora. He only married me to get his company.”
The timer on my phone went off, and I felt like I was going to be sick. This could possibly be my biggest life-changing event, and I wasn’t ready to face it. I slowly got up from the floor and stared at the two test sticks. One said “Pregnant,” and the other displayed a dark blue plus sign.
“Oh, God.” I cupped my hand over my mouth as tears streamed down my face.
“Oh, Stella. It’ll be okay.” Dora hugged me. “Look at me.” She broke our embrace and held my shoulders. “I haven’t known you very long, but I already know what a strong woman you are. Miles, on the other hand, needs some therapy.” She smirked.
I let out a light laugh.
“You, my darling, will not be alone in this. I will help you in any way I can. You’re having a baby.” She smiled. “Nothing else in this world is God’s greatest gift. You were blessed. Remember that.”
“I know. How am I going to tell Miles? He’s going to be so pissed. This changes everything, Dora.”
“He may be a little upset at first, but he’ll come to terms with it. He seems to be handling the marriage just fine.”
“Right.” I shook my head. “He doesn’t even let me sleep in his bed after sex.”
“Well, he’s an idiot. The last thing you need is stress. It’s not good for you or the baby. You have eleven months left of this so-called marriage, and the baby will be born in what—seven months?”
