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My heart skips a beat as I look into Parker's eyes. I know I have fallen in love with him, and at that very moment, I can’t imagine life without him. I want nothing more than to stay by his side.
When he leans in closer to kiss me, my lips seek him out, certain as I am that I want that connection more than anything else. I need to feel his mouth on mine, and just let the world around us blur.
His lips, warm and firm, make me sigh. As our tongues merge in a passionate kiss, I wish the moment would never end.
I wish with all my might that the sham can be real, and that Parker loves me, as much as I had discovered I love him.
Chapter twenty-five
Penny
Themorningofthefirst day of fashion week, I wake up with an upset stomach. My head is spinning, and my whole body aches.
For a moment, I think that it has something to do with the night before. I chalk it up to the many emotions I'd experienced at the event as I watched Parker confront Brittany and conversed with investors, not to mention the heated romantic encounter that had taken place later on, when Parker and I, unable to resist each other another minute, had made passionate love in his car.
But no, for days I have been feeling sick, and I know something is going on with me. This discomfort is different. I can’t ignore the sense that something isn't right.
"Sarah?" I say with a grunt as soon as she answers my call.
"What's wrong, Penny?"
"Can you go to the drugstore and get me something for the flu? I think I've caught it."
"It's not nerves about the start of the event?" she asks, and I immediately shake my head.
"No. It's something else. I can feel it in my bones."
"You sound like my granny." Sarah laughs on the other end of the line, and then she sighs. "Okay, drama queen. It's probably not as bad as you think, but I'll go anyway. What symptoms do you have?"
One by one, I list my symptoms off to Sarah: dizziness, nausea, weakness...
"Penny," Sarah says in an exasperated tone. "You need to relax a little. What you are feeling are symptoms from your pregnancy.”
My pregnancy? But I’m not actually pregnant! Unless...Oh, shit.
"Sarah, I think I'm gonna need you to get me a pregnancy test."
"For what? You and Parker already know you're expecting a baby."
"You don't understand, Sarah. It was a lie," I say, terrified. "I'll explain later, but please, would you bring me a pregnancy test?"
"Fuck. Okay, Penny. Don't freak out. I'll be right over.”.
Could it be true?
It is a possibility. A frightening, possibly dire, very real possibility. I had sex with Parker more than two weeks ago and all the symptoms point in that direction. I can’t believe it, I can’t be pregnant!
Sarah arrives shortly after with the test. Her look of concern says it all.
"Are you feeling okay?" she asks.
I nod as she enters the room.
"A little scared, that's all,” I reply, thinking that she doesn't know even half the story, and I’m hesitant to tell her.
"So, the whole baby thing was a lie?" she asks me.
"It's something like that," I say, sighing and taking her hands. "I promise I'll tell you everything, but, can you leave me alone for a while? Whatever the outcome is, I think I need to deal with it on my own."
