Chapter Twenty-One
Haley’s hands shook as she reached for the dipstick she’d laid next to the sink in the bathroom. Her heart hammered against her ribs while her stomach kicked like a rabbit in a net. She was on the pill. This was just a precaution. Right?
Squeezing shut her eyes, she picked up the stick.
Sucking in a deep slow breath she counted. One, two, three. Then she breathed out, opening her eyes.
Two pink lines stared up at her from the space where only one was supposed to be. She blinked, checking again.
Still there. Two pink lines.
Pregnant.
A tiny little thrill of excitement skittered through Haley before being replaced by a tidal wave of panic.
Shit.
Shitshitshitshit.
She wasn’t supposed to get pregnant on the pill. Her hand skated to her belly.
“Oh my God.”
This co
