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But the nipples are the dead giveaway.
I’m pregnant.
I sit down on the edge of the bed in pure shock. I mean, I don’t know for sure. I should find out. Dashing for the bathroom, I rummage through my cabinet, finding a box of pregnancy tests. I check the expiration date—yes, pregnancy tests have those—and breathe a sigh of relief on seeing it’s still good. Then I notice one last digital test in the drawer too. Also not expired.
I’m about to rip it open but… I don’t know. I never took a pregnancy test with Tad around. I never tried to tell him in a fun way. I told him over dinner like we were talking about the weather.
But with Luke?
I don’t want to take a test without him. I grab my phone to text him, but then remember he’s got back-to-back sessions today. That’s okay. I can wait, right?
I can.
I crawl into bed and lie there, thinking all of this through.
How will Luke react? Will he be happy? He said he always wanted kids. But we’ve only been officially together for a month. Fuck, I just want him to be happy about it. The idea of having a baby with him makes my heart soar. I need him to be happy. I need…
At some point, I must’ve fallen asleep because I wake up to Luke gently shaking me.
“Baby, hey.”
I flash my eyes open and look into his gorgeous amber eyes. And then my heart flutters. My hand goes to my stomach.
“Headache still bothering you?” he asks.
“No. Yes. I—”
“What?” he asks, as he sits down next to me.
I take his hand in mine, tears filling my eyes. “I hope you won’t be mad at me. I should have—I don’t know. You said it was fine, but—”
“But what? You aren’t making sense.” His eyes are full of concern.
I take a steadying breath and force myself to say the words. “I think—I’m pretty sure, actually—I’m pregnant.”
Luke’s face goes white. He drops my hand. Then he stands up and starts pacing.
“Luke?” I ask, surprised by his reaction. This is unlike him.
“No,” he says.
“No?” I whisper, my heart feeling like it might shatter.
“You can’t be.”
“I can. We didn’t use a condom and now I—”
“No!” he barks. “You don’t understand. Youcan’tbe.” His face is twisted with pain and anger. “I can’t have kids. It’s why Tara and I never conceived. It was because of me. She’s pregnant now but I—” He runs his hand through his hair. “It doesn’t matter. You can’t be pregnant. I can see the hope in your eyes and I hate to take it from you, but it’s the truth. This—” he motions toward my stomach, “is a false alarm. I know you want it to be true, but it’s not.” The sadness in his voice threatens to break me. “I can’t give you what you want. I’ll never be able to. I—I’m sorry. I can’t do this to you.”
I blink a couple of times, then stare at him in disbelief.Is he seriously trying to end this right now?
“Are you trying to break up with me?” I’m dumbfounded. Five minutes ago, he was fawning over me because of a headache, and now…what the actual hell?
“Not trying. I am. I have to. I can’t—we can’t. I can’t do this anymore. I’m sorry.”
“Luke…”
He whispers something that I can’t make out, maybe the wordsI love you. Then shakes his head and turns away.
