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My mind flashes to how awful this last week has been. Between getting Charlotte back to feeling one hundred percent and nursing my own broken heart, I haven’t been eating or sleeping as much as I should.
I thought maybe that’s what this was initially, but now that I’ve started throwing up, I just wanted to see Dr. Coleman to make sure.
“I guess a little. I wasn’t eating or sleeping great while I was caring for Charlotte.”
He nods, thinking something over.
“I uh, I heard about you and Heath.”
My stomach cramps and I squirm slightly. The paper crinkles, the only sound in the room.
“Yeah…”
“Do you think maybe that could be causing some of the symptoms?” he asks gently and I shrug.
“Does that actually make people sick?” I ask.
“Sure, the stress and emotional distress from a breakup can cause problems or health concerns.”
I bite my bottom lip, mulling that over. I have been pretty upset about the break up and between that and Charlotte being sick, I haven’t been taking care of myself.
“There’s one other possibility,” Dr. Coleman says and I nod. “You could be pregnant.”
My stomach drops and I try to think back to when my last period was.
I can’t believe I never even thought about using protection with Heath. Or that he never brought it up, either. Wasn’t he worried about this happening?
“Do you remember when your last menstrual cycle was?”
“Um,” I try to think back to the date but draw a blank.
“Well, let’s do a pregnancy test just to be safe. If it comes back as negative then we can try to run some more tests.”
I nod, my hands clammy as I twist my fingers together in my lap.
I follow Dr. Coleman up front and he hands me a cup and points me toward the bathroom with a gentle smile.
My hands shake as I do the test and I leave it in the designated spot.
“I’ll call you later today with the results,” Dr. Coleman says and I nod as I grab my purse and head outside to my car.
It’s almost time for me to go pick up Charlotte, so I head toward her preschool, my mind in a daze as I think about the possibility of being pregnant.
I’m going to have to tell Heath.
I park and smile when I see Charlotte playing outside on the playground. She spots me and waves, running over to the fence, so I climb out and head over to meet her.
“Hey, bunny!” I greet her and she grins at me.
“Are we going to the diner?” she asks excitedly and I smile.
Her appetite has come back and she’s been devouring the vegetable soup and grilled cheese that David makes for her.
“Sure. Let me just check you out.”
She nods and runs back to her friends and I head inside to tell Janet that I’m picking Charlotte up.
“See you on Monday!” she says and I smile and wave.
