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“Thanks,” I murmur, and then we just stare at each other.
Mila hands me the test kit and offers me an encouraging smile.
“Why don’t you go to the bathroom now,” she pushes me gently.
I feel dead inside as I rise to my feet. As soon as I walk past my friend, my heart feels like it’s going to shatter.
You’re not supposed to get pregnant by a gangster.
I still can’t believe I was dumb enough not to ask him to use a condom.
I’m still young, but I wasn’t exactly a virgin. Why didn’t it cross my mind?
Sex-crazed and tipsy, I let all precautions slide.
Once I close the bathroom door behind me, it takes me a moment to build up to sitting on the toilet and peeing on the stick. It’s a nasty feeling, and it only gets worse while I wait for the result.
Whether the lines turn positive or negative, I’m determined to talk to Nikolai about it. If I’m not pregnant, he’ll have to understand why we need to use a condom from now on.
But if the result is positive, then I’ll need his help to figure out what to do next.
THIRTY-ONE
NIKOLAI
“Something’s wrong with Katarina,” Olga informs me the moment I walk into the house.
“What do you mean?”
“She’s sick,” she explains. “She’s worryingly pale. Maybe we should call a doctor.”
“Let me go see her first,” I say. “Where is she?”
“Upstairs.”
I nod my thanks to my faithful housekeeper before sprinting upstairs, jumping two steps at a time to get to Katarina faster. When I last saw her in the morning, she seemed fine.
When I get to the bedroom, I hear her crying.
“Serdtse? What’s going on?” I ask, coming to her side.
Her teary eyes rise to meet my gaze. “I’m pregnant, Nik.”
“You’re joking?” I chuckle, trying to find some humor to brighten the mood. Surely, she wouldn’t say it so directly without at least some preamble.
“The positive test is on the sink,” she hisses. “Go and see for yourself.”
“This is good, Kata.” I approach her, the news slowly sinking in. “It’s going to be okay,” I try to reassure her, seeing how distressed she is.
There’s a slight twitch of her mouth. “It’s going to be okay for you,” she bites back. “I’m way too young.”
“We’re getting married soon anyway,” I say, going through the schedule in my head. “It’s a bit quick, sure, but you’ll have all the support you need.”
“You want to keep the baby,” she breathes, her eyes wide.
“Of course. You don’t?”
I’m perplexed. She must have known that children were part of the deal.
