The pregnancy test remained on the bathroom counter for the full two minutes stipulated by the instructions, while Reese paced the confined space with an unexpected intensity of nervous energy during her second pregnancy. Cole waited just outside the door, holding Frankie on his hip, both attempting, albeit unsuccessfully, to distract a three-year-old who had sensed the underlying tension, despite lacking an understanding of its significance.
Two lines.
She opened the door to find Cole's face already filled with eager anticipation, and she didn't need to say a word — her expression conveyed everything before she even managed to speak.
"We're having another baby," she said, watching the pure, uncomplicated joy spread across his face, with no hint of the anxious calculation that might hav
