WRITERS POV Two months had passed since Audrey’s encounter with Adam but life hadn’t returned to normal. There were small things like fatigue and dizziness that she brushed off as stress. But when she missed her period for the second month in a row a sinking feeling settled in her chest. Today she was going to take a test just to be sure. In the silence of her bathroom Audrey held her breath as she stared at the test in her hand. The seconds felt like hours. Slowly two lines appeared. Positive. Audrey sank to the floor her mind racing. Pregnant. And there was only one person it could be: Adam. Her chest tightened realizing how alone she felt with this impossible reality. ‘This can’t be’. Later that day she met up with Matthew for lunch forcing herself to act normal. He smiled as

