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“Maybe Emery woke up late or forgot to charge his cellphone,” she told herself, attempting to dispel the rising worry.
After all, she had just spoken to him yesterday. For all she knew, everything was fine back home, and she was merely being extra paranoid.
A knock sounded on the door. “Come in,” she called out.
Cassie appeared, carrying a tray with bowls of fruit and oatmeal, along with two steaming mugs of coffee.
“I figured you could have something to eat,” she said with a warm smile.
“You’re a lifesaver, Cassie,” Sadie said.
“Why are you up? Shouldn’t you be in bed?” Cassie asked.
Sadie rolled her eyes. “Priest exaggerates. I’m fine, just threw up earlier. Let’s sit down, eat breakfast together,” she suggested.
Sadie initially thought all she could stomach was the black coffee, but to her surprise, hunger suddenly struck. She ate all her fruit and finished her oatmeal, a realization dawning on her.
“That’s odd,” she remarked to Cassie.
“What is?” Cassie inquired.
“Earlier, I thought I wouldn’t have an appetite,” Sadie admitted.
She then shared with Cassie the details about the lobster from the night before and her suspicion of food poisoning. Cassie gave her a thoughtful look.
“Huh,” Cassie mused, prompting Sadie to ask, “What? Don’t leave me in suspense.”
“Was Priest fine, though?” Cassie questioned.
“Yeah, he was his usual self this morning,” Sadie answered.
Cassie then took her hands gently, and Sadie felt a sudden surge of worry. “What, then?” she asked.
In a matter of seconds, Sadie pieced two and two together, her heart thudding against her chest. “No,” she whispered. The gravity of the situation hit her.
“You don’t want to be pregnant?” Cassie asked, sounding sympathetic.
“No … that’s…” Sadie faltered, her thoughts swirling with conflicting emotions.
If she had to be honest with herself, she sometimes fantasized about it. Priest was everything to her, and Sadie couldn’t imagine being with anyone else. She wanted to build a home with him, raise a family together, the works.
Yet, to have a baby right now, when things weren’t settled back home and with Mason and his father still looking for her, that didn’t sit right.
“I want Priest’s baby,” she whispered, her voice barely audible. “But not now.”
“Hey,” Cassie said, enveloping her in a comforting hug. “I get it. You’re scared, especially with that bastard still out there, but Sadie, you’re in the safest place in the world right now. Priest, this whole MC, and I won’t let anything happen to you or your baby.”
Relief washed over Sadie at those words. Then, to lighten the heavy atmosphere, Sadie let out a nervous laugh.
“I’m not even sure yet,” she confessed to Cassie, who released her from the hug and gave her shoulder a comforting pat.
“Don’t worry. Wait right here. I’ll ask one of the girls if they have a spare pregnancy test lying around,” Cassie assured her.
Sadie reluctantly nodded, watching as Cassie left the room. Alone, Sadie realized she needed to calm down. Her mind raced with thoughts and possibilities.
Initially, she debated texting Priest but decided against it. There was no point in giving him the news if she wasn’t even sure yet. Taking a deep breath, she tried to steady her nerves.
It felt like an eternity, but Cassie returned less than fifteen minutes later.
