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“Okay, I got it.” She tosses Colton’s keys and wallet onto the counter and nods towards the stairs. “Let’s go find out if you have a bun in the oven.”
Glancing over at Colton, he swallows down his words and shakes himself out of whatever mental debate he was just having. The three of us go through the living room and up the stairs. Colton goes straight into his bedroom while Ivy follows me to the toilet. She shuts the door behind her and pulls the box out of her purse.
“So, there are two. I figure you can take one now and take the other first thing tomorrow morning.” She tells me as she rips open the wrapping and pulls one of the tests out. “I’d read you the directions but it’s pretty self-explanatory. Pee on the stick, wait three minutes, ya-de-ya-de-ya.”
I roll my eyes as I take it from her, personally finding it ridiculous that I even need to do this. I know birth control pills aren’t 100% effective and a lot can make them fail, but a missed period and a little bit of nausea doesn’t automatically mean I’m knocked up. Still, I guess it would be better to know than to wonder – especially because if I am, I’ll need to make an appointment for prenatal care.
After I finish peeing on the test, I put the cap back on it and wipe it off before washing my hands. The two of us leave the bathroom and find Colton sitting on the side of his bed. I put the test on his dresser while Ivy sets a timer on her phone.
When Colton’s eyes meet mine, there is a glint of something in them that I don’t recognize but it causes a shiver to run down my spine. He pats the space next to him and I go willingly, letting him wrap his arm around me and pull me close. The soft kiss he presses to my forehead relaxes me a little until Ivy plops down beside me.
“If it’s a girl, can you name it after me?” My jaw drops as Colton snorts. “What? Ivy is a great name!”
I shake my head and chuckle slightly. Leave it to my best friend to make light of the situation in a time like this. The ugly truth of the matter is that if I am pregnant, if Colton’s baby is growing inside of me, everything is going to come out. Parker will learn about the affair I’ve been having for the past month. Maverick will learn that his best friend and his little sister have been sneaking around behind his back. My failed engagement and adulterous tendencies will be the talk of the town.
“My mom is going to kill me.” I murmur before looking at Colton. “And probably you, too.”
He gives me one of those boyish grins that make him look like an innocent little cupcake. “Who me?” I nod. “No way. Marissa loves me. She’d probably be thrilled and throw a party in my honor.”
“In your honor?”
“Absolutely. You, well, you’re right. She’ll probably kill you, but she’ll at least wait until the baby is born safely first.”
Ivy sniggers as I roll my eyes playfully. “You really know how to make me feel better.”
He laughs and pulls me closer, searing his lips over my own. The kiss isn’t anything close to heated, but it takes my breath away. The way he holds my cheek like I’m the most delicate things, and how he uses the arm wrapped around my waist to keep me pressed against him – it’s mind blowing. Every thought I had, every stressful thing on my mind, is all replaced by tingles running through my body and the feeling of his mouth on mine.
When he breaks the kiss, I blink my eyes open to find him smirking at me. “Better?”
I nod. “Thank you.”
Staring at the test from across the room, I know it has to be getting close to time. In a matter of minutes, my entire world could be flipped on its axis. When I was growing up, I always imagined finding out I was pregnant with my first child and how I would tell the father. Sometimes it was this big announcement with balloons and a onesie wrapped in a present. Others, it was a small private moment where I whispered the news just before we fell asleep, cuddled up together in bed. Regardless, it was never like this.
The timer sounds and my whole body tenses. I know I should get up, but I can’t seem to move. My feet are planted to the floor and my hand grips Colton’s thigh. He looks up at Ivy and something unspoken passes between them. She nods and stands, taking a deep breath before walking towards the dresser.
Everything plays in slow motion as I watch my best friend take the test into her hands. She looks up at the ceiling then turns to me with relief all over her face. I don’t need to ask to know what it says. I throw myself back on the bed and release a breath I didn’t know I was holding.
“It’s negative?” Colton asks like he needs to be sure.
“It’s negative. She’s not pregnant.”
A small laugh bubbles out of my mouth, then another, then another. Before I know it, I’m breaking out in full hysterics. Colton holds himself up with one arm as he hovers slightly over me. Tears are brimming in my eyes from laughing harder than I have in a while. The amusement that graces his face as he watches me is evident.
“You find this funny?” He asks with one eyebrow raised and a sexy as hell smirk.
“A little.”
Ivy murmurs something about giving us a minute before walking out and closing the door behind her. Once we’re completely alone, the tension between us grows until I’m clenching my thighs together to try to control myself. The humor vanishes as we stare into each other’s eyes. Colton’s hand rests gently on my cheek.
“You really haven’t slept with Parker?”
I shake my head. “Were you hoping I had?”
He looks at me like I’ve lost my ever-loving mind. “Of course not! Why in the world would you think that?”
“I don’t know.” I shrug. “I thought maybe you were counting on the baby being his.”
Realization crosses over his face and he quickly turns his body so I have his undivided attention. I sit up and allow him to take my hands in his own. He looks at me with such admiration that I’m completely awestruck.
