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It’slikeDoctorRaymondslapped my face. I blink rapidly, trying to make sense of what he said. It should be straightforward, right?
I’m trembling as my heart rate goes through the roof.
“Excuse me?” I manage to ask through the lump in my throat.
“You’ve had a false positive pregnancy test. It’s rare, but it does happen.”
“I’m not pregnant?” I repeat, completely stumped.
“No.”
I forget to breathe, the pressure building in the chest. My heart hurts.
No!
This doesn’t make sense.
“How… how is that possible? Aren’t these tests meant to be foolproof? How can there be a false positive?”
Does this man have any idea of the emotional turmoil I’ve been through accepting this baby just to now to be told I’ve imagined the whole thing?
No. No. No!
My peanut… Tiero’s and my baby… it cannot not be.
My world plummets into darkness. I think I actually black out for a few seconds.
I clutch my stomach…peanut.
Tears break through. Damn those tears. I’m done crying!
An attentive nurse passes me a few tissues as Doctor Raymond pulls a chair close to the bed to sit down to be at eye level with me.
“I’m sorry, Riley. From what we can see, you’re in good overall health. You can try for a baby right away if you so wish.”
I stare at the doctor incredulously. He’s young, my age, if I had to guess. He has no clue, does he?
I want to yell at him, but this isn’t his fault.
No, I can’t try for another baby!
Because the would-be father is the crime lord whom I’m running from. Really, this news should be a relief, but it has the opposite effect.
There’ll be no mini-us… no permanent link to Tiero. I hadn’t realized how much I wanted this everlasting connection with him until the whole illusion shattered.
It makes me cry harder. Hunching over, I bury my face in my hands.
“Riley, there could be numerous reasons for a false positive…” I try to listen to Doctor Raymond, but my heartbeat is too loud in my ears, my mind only registers bits and pieces, but even they seem to float away in a foggy haze.
“… pregnancy hormones… HCG levels… certain medical conditions…”
I lift my head from my hands, staring blankly at the doctor through my tears. I see his lips moving. What is he saying?
Focus, Ella.
“… rare antibodies… urinary tract infection… hydro….”
Something seems to penetrate the fog, and I cock my head to the side. “I’m sorry, doctor,” I say, slowly, my tongue sluggish and hard to move. “Did you just say urinary tract infection?”
