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"What?" she asks.
I hold out the stick. "It’s negative." My voice is tight.
She takes the test from me and looks up at Michael, as if needing his confirmation. Or hoping he’ll make it all okay. "Negative?"
Michael looks at the test, then puts his hands on her thighs and squeezes. He gives her a nod. "Negative."
As much as my chest hurts, it’s nothing compared to what I feel when Danielle’s disappointed gaze meets mine again. She takes my hand. "Nathan–"
She’s breaking my heart. My girl wanted this. She wanted to be pregnant.
Fuck, what am I supposed to do about that? I’d take her into the bedroom right now and knock her up this minute if I could.
Hell, Michael and Crew can. That’s exactly what we should?—
"How does a plus sign mean negative?" Crew asks.
He’s holding another of the sticks.
We all look at him.
"What?" Michael asks.
Crew holds it up. There’s a bright pink plus sign on this one. "A plus sign is a negative test? That’s stupid."
Michael grabs it from him and looks at the stick. Then he grabs the box.
But they don’t have to say anything else. That fucking bubble of hope is back in my chest. Just like that. Dammit.
Danielle and my fingers collide as we reach for another of the tests.
She looks up at me. We just stare at each other for a long moment.
We both want this. So much. I want to have this with her. I can’t create the actual baby with her, but I sure as hell can make a family with her.
This beautiful, sweet creature has brought love and life back into my world. She has no idea what she means to me.
I watch her swallow.
I give her a smile.
And when she smiles back, I feel my heart expand and I know in that moment…she’s pregnant. It makes no sense, but I just know.
We’re going to do this. And it’s going to be amazing.
She nods, as if reading my thoughts, and we look down at the same time.
"Positive," she says quietly.
"Pos–" I have to stop and clear my throat. "Positive."
Jesus. I feel a little weak in the knees. I’m overwhelmed.
Michael picks up the last test. "Positive," he says.
Danielle’s eyes fill with tears and Michael drops the test to take her face in his hands, kissing her tenderly. "I love you, Dani," he says against her lips. "I love you so much."
She hugs him tightly. "I love you, too."
