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A second later, he called me. I rolled my eyes and almost didn’t answer, at the last ring, V stepped into the living room and gestured swiftly at the phone. “Hello?” I said, my voice cracked.
“Hey, is everything okay?” he asked.
“Yeah…no. I have to tell you something,” I said.
“Then I’ll come over,” he said. I sighed and rubbed my temple. I wanted to tell him not to, that I could just tell him over the phone but the words wouldn’t come out. “I’m on the way,” he said and then the call ended.
“Well?” V said.
“He’s coming over,” I mumbled. V picked up her purse.
“This is a conversation for you guys to have alone,” she said. V gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. “I’ll come back in a second if you need me, okay?” she said.
“Thanks, V.” I walked her out. Once she made it down the hall, I stepped into the apartment and closed the door. My heart was already beating fast in my chest. If I could survive it unscathed, I would definitely jump out of the window and try my hardest to disappear. I didn’t know the first thing about what I was about to get into.
I paced the apartment with Jerry on my heels. When Josh knocked on the door, my body went cold and a light sweat broke out across my forehead. I took a deep breath and opened the door. He looked a hundred times better than I did. His hair was gelled and combed back and he wore a checkered blazer over a white button up and blue slacks.
“Were you…at some event?” I asked. Josh stepped inside, he smelled like cologne and a fresh shower.
“I was on a date at the insistence of my sister,” he said. I felt a pang in my chest but ignored it. Of course he was dating, he had every right to.
“Oh…how’d it go?” I asked, but I didn’t really want to know. Josh shook his head and chuckled awkwardly.
“Not my type,” he said. I gestured to the couch for him to sit and he did. Jerry hopped onto his lap and Josh scratched him behind the ears. “What’s going on? Why’ve you been looking so sick lately?” Josh asked. I walked to the living room and stood in front of the TV with the coffee table between us, it somehow made what I had to say easier.
“It’s morning sickness,” I said in a low voice. Josh tilted his head, his brows furrowed and the look of confusion was almost comical.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you,” he said.
“I’m pregnant,” I said with a huff and then hurried to get the test from the bathroom. When I stepped back into the living room, Josh was staring at the coffee table with his mouth open a little bit, his eyebrows were so high they nearly touched his hairline. “Look,” I said. He unfroze for a moment and took the test away from me to study it.
“You’re pregnant with my baby?” he asked.
“You were the only person I was having sex with all this time,” I said. He looked down at the test again and seemed to be going over each letter very carefully. I pressed my hand against my chest because my heart was about to beat its way out. I needed him to say something.
