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“When I realized it, I did a pregnancy test at Walmart.”
“You did a pregnancy test at Walmart?”
“Yes, in the bathroom.”
“Wait. On Monday, when you went to Walmart, you did a test?”
“Yes.” She dug around in her purse and pulled the test stick out of the paper wrapper. “Here, look. Don’t touch. It has pee on it.”
“I don’t care,” he said, snatching it from her hand.
He read the word out loud. “Pregnant. Wait. Who’s pregnant?”
She gently poked him in the chest with her finger, giggling.
“Dave, me.”
They made eye contact, and as she embraced him, she saw his expression, a mixture of hysteria and confusion.
“I’m sorry. You’re saying, you’re pregnant,” Dave replied thinking,she must be teasing.
“We’re going to have a baby, Dave,” she said, looking up.
“Already?”
She nodded her head, smiling.
First, he flushed. Glancing from the test stick to her face, he paused, his eyebrows down, frowning, and she could sense the wheels turning. It made her want to laugh, but she held it together, not wanting to insult Dave. He handed her the stick.
“You and me?” he asked, his voice squeaking a bit, grabbing on to her upper arms, always surprised at how thin she was. Fragile, but strong.
“You and me,” she answered, switching her finger between the two of them. She looked him right in the eye. “I hope you aren’t mad or disappointed. Nothing like being trapped with a woman you barely know.”
“No way! I have to let it sink in. If we’re having a baby together, you’re stuck withme, then.”
He was suddenly too emotional to go on and pulled Katrina to his body, kissing her head, smoothing her back. And then he picked her up off the ground and twirled her around, yelling, “Whoopee!”
They held on to each other, laughing. Finally, he put her feet on the ground and kissed her again.
“It was pretty irresponsible of me to have unprotected sex,” he said when he could speak again.
“I’m healthy,” she said. “You won’t get anything from me.”
“I am too. I assumed you must take the pill or something.”
“Ha! Like a diaphragm? No, I was just as irresponsible.”
He grabbed her again and they rocked back and forth together.
“Wow.”
“Do you feel trapped?”
“Not at all. We sure don’t waste any time. Are you going to make your deadline for the job?”
“Not exactly, but they’ll wait for me.” Squeezing his hand, a little doubt crept in. “I know having a baby just doubled our adjustment quota. I’ll be fat in no time. The baby’s things will crowd our house.”
“We might not be able to scratch every itch as we get it.”
