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“Oh, dear God. Where are you?”
“I’m on my way to buy a test.”
“Okay. Then come here, okay, Gem? Come here, and we’ll figure it out.”
“Sure. See you soon.” I hang up, telling myself over and over that I can do this. I’m twenty-four years old, for godsakes. I can handle this kind of news.
At the pharmacy, I buy digital pregnancy tests until I can get blood work done at the doctor’s. I also buy myself apple juice, hoping it’ll give me a little energy and color in the face.
My mind is blank during the entire drive to Gia’s house.
Being near her calms me. For all her need to control, she knows what todoin this situation, so I let her take the lead. She leaves James and Athena behind as we make our way to her bedroom, and I feel bad for intruding on their family morning.
“I’m sorry. I know you and James don’t spend much time together as it is.”
She laughs, opening the box for me since I can’t manage, what with my trembling fingers.
“I want him to spend more time with Athena. I, for one, can’t stand the sight of him when I’m this pregnant.”
I shake my head and smile. “Well, thank you.”
“Have you been sick?”
I nod. “Yeah.”
She hands me the stick. “Pee on it. Then we wait.”
I’m not stupid. I’ve seen plenty of women in movies use pregnancy tests, but this is my first time ever using one, and her sharp orders are just what I need right now.
When I’m done, I walk to her bed and sit on it, watching the timer go off on her phone.
“What do you think he’ll say?” she asks in a low voice, which is something semi-impossible for my twin sister. I know exactly what’s going to happen, and I’m not ready for it.
What if he thinks I trapped him? That I’m coercing him into this for his money? What will happen to my job?
“We could be pregnant together, Gemma. Not for long, but how cool would that be?” The timer on her phone drops to zero, and Gia’s swift look is full of pity.
She doesn’t think he’ll stay.
Hell, evenIknow he won’t.
Like the strong, responsible, motherly love I always needed, Gia goes into the bathroom and comes out with the stick.
She smiles, teary-eyed. “You’re pregnant, Gem. Congratulations.”
No, no.
Gemma, how could you let this happen!
I shake my head, palming my face.
“You’ll make the best mom, you’ll see. Your kid will love you more than any man ever could.”
I barely hear her. I’m rocking back and forth on her bed, two seconds away from losing it.
“Gem?”
“Yeah?”
