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It will all be fine.
I repeat that mantra to myself as I fumble with the toilet paper one handed and then walk bare assed back to the sink.
I’m careful to set the test away from the edge of the counter so I don’t accidentally bump it, then wash my hands. Twice. Then I set my phone alarm for the correct amount of time, according to the test box, and go into the closet.
Dressed in my comfort outfit—sweatpants and Dom’s Yale sweatshirt—I pace into the bedroom.
These are the longest minutes I’ve ever lived. But I can’t just stand there and watch the test. I have to wait it out.
I’m turning, ready to pace the other way, when my eye catches on something glittering in the sun.
Is that…?
My breath catches as I move toward the chair in the corner of the room. Because sitting on the seat is the bowl. My bowl. The one I bought at the Christmas market.
It takes me two tries to swallow as I lift it into my hands.
Using my fingertip, I trace the upper lip of the brightly painted bowl, spinning it slowly, feeling the perfectly smooth surface all the way around.
I bite down on my lower lip to keep it from trembling.
The chipped part, the piece I broke when I fell, has been filled. With hundreds of tiny diamonds. And sealed with something clear and smooth. So when you close your eyes, you can’t even tell where it is.
I hug the bowl to my chest.
Dominic fixed it for me.
He fixed what was broken and made it better.
I am so fucking in love with this man.
When my phone timer goes off, I set the bowl back where I found it and slowly walk back into the bathroom.
Standing two steps away from the counter, I press my palms to my cheeks.
My stomach is rolling.
My heart is thudding.
And I don’t even know what answer I’m hoping for anymore.
I can do this.
I can do anything.
I step closer and look at the test.
CHAPTER74
Dom
Me: Landed. Make sure you order dinner. And don’t leave for anything.
Angel: I won’t.
Angel: I mean I won’t leave.
Angel: I will order dinner.
