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She parked and rushed over to my side, looping her arm through mine as we walked toward the front entrance of the massive house that rivaled a French chateau, only tucked away in the middle of the mountains of Utah.
As we stepped inside the chateau, I was overtaken by the beauty. The interior followed the theme of being like a castle - intricate marble carvings on the spiral staircase leading upstairs, oriental rugs at our feet. Large windows showed off the amazing view from all angles.
“Right this way,” Emily said, ushering me into a large ballroom filled with people. A table was directly in the center overflowing with croissants, fruit, waffles, and so many toppings. My mouth started watering, but not for long. I was also hit with a wave of nausea, something I’d been dealing with the last few days.
“Here you go,” Emily said, handing me a champagne flute filled with what I assumed to be a mimosa.
“It’s a little early for alcohol,” I said.
“Come on! It’s your engagement party!”
I passed the flute back to one of the servers walking by. “I’d prefer some tea, if that’s okay.”
“Of course. There’s coffee, tea, and several types of juices right over there.” She eyed me carefully. “Is there any other reason you might be avoiding alcohol, dear sister?” She raised her eyebrows and smiled mischievously at me.
“No, of course not,” I said.
I just didn’t feel like drinking alcohol at nine o’clock in the morning, but once she asked the question, it got me thinking… my period was late. Not that it was abnormal for me. My period was all over the place most of my life.
“What’s that look?”
“What look?” I asked her.
“You’re thinking about my question,” she said, then whispered, “Could you be pregnant?”
“No,” I said, “I have an IUD. I can’t be pregnant.”
“Birth control fails sometimes.”
“Very rarely,” I said, trying to convince both of us as I caught sight of Levi only a few steps away from me.
He was looking at me. And he was close enough to have heard the conversation.
“Oh there he is!” Emily said, grabbing Levi’s arm. “I was almost afraid you wouldn’t show up.”
Levi looked straight at me. “Did you know about this?”
“Not at all. I’m as surprised as you are,” I said.
“I thought so,” Levi muttered. “I think our sisters planned this together.”
“I’m going to leave you two lovebirds alone while I talk to the coordinator about something. Be right back,” Emily said.
She slipped away and left Levi and me in a crowd of our family and friends just staring at each other.
“So, umm, I heard your sister ask if you were pregnant,” he said in a low voice. “Any reason we should be concerned?”
“Not really,” I said.
“Not really? That isn’t the most reassuring answer I’ve heard.”
“Well… I have an IUD and I fully trust in its efficiency, but sometimes IUDs fail. And my period is two days late, but that isn’t unusual for me so I’m not that concerned.”
“Can you take a test just to be sure?”
His question surprised me. “Uhh sure, I guess I could,” I said. “No reason I couldn’t.”
“I would appreciate it. Just in case, you know.”
