MARIA
"I'm pregnant." I choke out, tears flowing down my face.
Emad goes still. He doesn't move. He doesn't even blink. He just looks at me with his mouth slightly open and eyes searching my face for something I have no idea about.
It seems like forever since he hasn't spoken. "Emad?" I call out uncertainly.
"You're kidding, right?" He says almost immediately.
"Um..." I start and when no words come out, I just shake my head.
He crosses the distance between us and grabs hold of my shoulders.
"You . . . what?" He swallows. "You're . . . expecting? For real?"
I nod once. Then twice.
He shakes his head and rakes his hands through his hair.
"That's not possible." He looks into my eyes, a panicked expression across his face. "We can't be having a child, can we?"
I nod again.
His lips
