Eight
Nick grinned broadly when Beth opened her door at his knock. At first, she regarded him half frowning and half smiling as if she didn’t understand why he was so happy, but her gaze dipped, and then she was grinning, too.
“It’s gone!” she said. “The doc cleared you?”
“Yep.”
“That is fantastic, but I have even better news. I’m not pregnant.”
“You’re sure?”
“Mmm-hmm. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to worry you, but I was a couple days late—Dr. Phillips said the morning after pill might do that—so I took a home pregnancy test this morning, and it was negative. Then, not even an hour later…. I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to start my period.” Her face turned red, and she ducked her gaze. “Way more information than I’m sure you wanted to hear.”
“I’ve heard far, far w
