I TOOK THE pregnancy test first and held my breath. When it came out negative, I had mixed feelings. I wasn’t ready to have a baby but there was a part of me that wanted Slade’s child, especially now that he was gone. Knowing that I still could be pregnant, since we’d just had s*x the night before, I took out the other box and read through the directions. Fortunately, it was fast and the results didn’t take long.
“How’s everything going in there?” asked Lucian from the other side of the door.
“Uh, okay. I’ll be right out,” I replied, turning on the sink to wash my hands. When I was finished, I walked back into the room and they both stared at me with anticipation.
“I’m not pregnant,” I said. “At least the test shows that I’m not.”
“What about the other one?” asked Lucian.
I held up th
