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When I get to my room and go to my en-suite bathroom, I hear my sister struggling up the stairs with her big air cast on. “Ada!”
I crack my bathroom door a fraction of an inch, seeing her standing there with her arms crossed. Sighing, I open the door wider.
Her eyes flick from me to the pregnancy tests on the vanity, and a gasp falls through her lips. “You’re…?”
“I don’t know. Haven’t taken it yet.”
“Holy shit, Ada.”
I stare at my sister, biting my lip. If my prim and proper older sister is swearing, things are bad. I jerk my head to the test and she nods, understanding I’m going to take one.
I follow the instructions that come with the test, then set a timer and open the bathroom door.
Maggie sits on the edge of the bathtub with her hands propped under her chin. When my timer goes off, her eyes flick to mine.
Shaking my head, I inhale sharply. “I can’t look. You do it.”
Maggie gets up, putting all her weight on her good leg to lean over and grab the test. She flips it over, her eyes widening.
Shit. Fuck. Oh no, no, no.
Maggie’s eyebrows arch, and she nods. “Positive.”
“No.”
She lets out a sigh.
I shake my head. “No. I’ll take another one. It’s a false positive. Has to be.”
My sister places the test on the counter, nodding, and steps out of the bathroom. We do the whole thing all over again, with the same results. Then again. And again.
Positive, positive, positive.
I stare at the wall, not understanding.
I’m pregnant.
It’s not until Maggie wraps her arms around me and holds me close that I break down and cry. She shushes me, rocking back and forth as I fall apart.
But even through my tears, there’s something else. A feeling that grows stronger with every passing second. I’m going to be a mother. There’s a child growing inside me, and I’m responsible for it. Me.
Past my fear, behind my panic, there’s another feeling. Love that I’ve never felt before. Deeper than I’ve ever experienced. I run my hand over my stomach, already feeling attached to the tiny fetus inside me.
My phone dings again, and we both see the Duke’s name flash.
Maggie glances at me. “Are you going to tell him?”
“I don’t know,” I whisper, as if he’ll hear me through the phone. “I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how I feel. I think… I think I’m happy about it.” My eyes widen as I stare at my sister. “But if he’s not…”
She squeezes my arms, nodding. “Take your time, Ada. You don’t have to tell him right away. Just think about your options. About everything.”
I nod, my heart racing—but even as I stand there, the feeling gets stronger. Love. Devotion. Absolute and total adoration. There’s a baby growing inside me. Holy shit. Oh my goodness. I don’t… I can’t…
Whoa.
I let out a long sigh, shaking my head. “He’s coming to the concert on Friday. I’ll tell him I need to talk to him then. I don’t want to text him about this.”
Maggie nods. “Good idea. It’ll give you a few days to think about how you want to tell him and what you want to do.”
