Mr. Jacobs didn’t tell me how long it would take to get the results from the test. I expected a few weeks, but I had no idea. I focused on my work and tried to push it from my mind all week. I realized Thursday I hadn’t heard from Ginny since I told her about the baby. It wasn’t like her to be out of touch, so I sent her a quick text and hoped I was wrong. Busy tonight? I set my phone on the counter while I chopped vegetables and did as much prep work as I could for the weekend’s weddings. I checked my phone again almost an hour later and still hadn’t heard from her. I hoped it meant she was surfing and not avoiding me, but I didn’t have a lot of hope for that. I didn’t want to face another night alone in my house, wondering about the paternity test and what my life was going to look

