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But the kicker was she refused to even talk to one of us. I tried messaging her on social media, only to get blocked the second I did so. Aaron didn’t even bother to try.
It pissed me off. I just wanted my best friend to come back into my life. Sure, we distanced when she went to work halfway across the country, but still. I thought that she’d be better than this.
I tried not to let it get to me, but it started to bother me more often, and I didn’t know what to do about most of this.
Another problem was the way that I felt. About a week after the mess with Emily, I was sick a lot. My stomach felt like it was doing somersaults, and I wanted to throw up all the time.
Sometimes, I would throw up after a meeting. I told Aaron it was nothing, that maybe I had eaten something bad. But, when it happened again, a part of me wondered if I really was okay.
I noticed changes in my body as well. My clothes began to get tighter.
Usually, my clothes always had a little bit of tightness in the boobs and butt area, but now, I could barely get it over my body. My bras stopped fitting, and I noticed I gained some weight too. My hips and butt began filling out a bit more too.
I didn’t know why, but something about this seemed wrong.
“What the hell is wrong with me?” I muttered to myself after throwing up for the third time that day. It was only eleven am, and I could use only so many excuses before Aaron thought something was really wrong with me.
I didn’t know what to do. I felt sick to my stomach. Nothing made it better. I also had the biggest craving for garlic fries. I thought about getting some for lunch, but it’d be the third day in a row I got them.
As I flushed the toilet, one thought crossed my mind.
Pregnancy.
I shook my head. “No, I couldn’t be pregnant. There was no way that—”
I stopped myself, checking the bathroom to make sure nobody was around. Sure enough, nobody was. I looked in the mirror and observed myself.
That could be a possibility. My face looked clearer, and my skin was softer. I knew it might not be right, but a part of me had a bad feeling that I refused to shake off.
I didn’t want it to be the case, but I had to check to help ease my aching mind. My body moved slowly toward the office. I walked inside, and Aaron stared at me. He had that cold expression he always did. Ever since the mess with Emily, he’d been distant, not that I blamed him.
“Everything okay? “You were in the bathroom for a bit,” he said.
“Yeah, I’m good,” I lied. But, in truth, I didn’t know what to do. If I was pregnant, would Aaron help with raising the child? What were we going to do?
I didn’t want to think about those possibilities just yet. What I needed to do now was know for sure.
I went back to my office and looked at the pieces of paper that were there. Then, I looked around at the rest of the items I needed to go through. My head felt fuzzy, and my brain was spinney when I looked at the sheer expanse of everything.
This was overwhelming.
I finished with that set, feeling dizzy and struggling to keep myself together. Finally, I walked out of the office, but I heard Aaron speak before I could open the door.
“McKenzie.”
I turned to him and looked him in the eyes. He reached over and touched my face. It was the most intimacy we had in what felt like forever. He stared at me, and I looked downwards.
“Are you sure that you’re okay? You look exhausted,” he said.
I pulled away and nodded. I pushed my hand through my hair and looked around.
“Don’t worry. I just slept a little bit funny. Nothing to see here,” I insisted.
Before Aaron could ask another question, I rushed out of there and headed to the entrance. I walked across the street to the drugstore that was there. I prayed that Aaron didn’t look outside or anything. Then again, his office didn’t face the front of the hospital, so I might be off the hook.
When I got inside, I looked around at the contents. Then, I rushed to the pregnancy and family planning aisle and picked the first test I saw. It was one of those tests that told me I’d get results immediately, with 99% accuracy.
I paid for it and then headed to the bathroom. When I opened the applicator, I took a deep breath.
