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Two pink lines.
“Oh…” I say. “You’re—”
“Pregnant,” she finishes.
“And it’s—”
“Austin’s.”
“Oh, shit,” I murmur.
Jeez, a lot can happen in three weeks.
And that’s when I realize…
I haven’t gotten my period this month.
“What am I going to do?” she wails. “We were just screwing around. Having some fun. And now…now I’m going to be tied to him for the rest of my life!”
“It’ll be okay,” I say quietly. Soothingly. But in truth…I have no idea what to say. On the one hand, I have my own racing thoughts running through my brain. I took the birth control shot, but we had unprotected sex during the first week I was on it. Lots of sex. So much sex.
What if I’m pregnant, too?
I know the odds are low.
But I also know…I’m new at this sex thing. I’m inexperienced, and I’ve never had a pregnancy scare before. I don’t know if this is a scare or not, but I’m sure as hell scared right now.
I want to be tied to Grayson forever. I love him.
But I don’t want it to be because a baby is pushing us together. I want it to be because he loves me—not because he feels obligated to stay with me.
And on the other hand…I need to push these thoughts from my brain. I need to be there for my friend. She actually is pregnant. The scare is over. This is the aftermath of the reality.
I rub Kelly’s back as I try to push my own fears away.
“How far along do you think you are?” I ask.
She shrugs. “It’s been…what, two months since I’ve even seen him? I couldn’t bring myself to take a test at my parents’ house even though I knew. I just knew. So as soon as I got home…”
“Oh, God, Kel. I don’t even know what to say,” I admit.
“I know. There’s nothing to say.”
“Are you going to tell him?” I ask.
“I feel like I have to, but I don’t want him thinking I did this on purpose to trap him or something.”
Would Grayson think that if it was me?
I have no idea.
She cradles her head in her hands. “I should’ve known better. We should’ve been more careful. I mean, we used condoms, but he might’ve slipped in once or twice, and it only takes once.” She sucks in a breath. “I always wanted to be a mom. I mean, I love kids. I wouldn’t teach kindergarteners if I didn’t. But I never thought it would be like this. I never imagined it would be because I was messing around with a football player. God, I’m so stupid.”
“You’re not stupid, Kel. This could’ve happened to anyone.”
“It didn’t happen to you,” she points out.
I clear my throat. I’ve never been good at hiding what I’m thinking.
