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“How are you feeling?” he asks me.
“Hungry, honestly. Oh, wait, is that what you meant, though?” Does he mean emotionally?
“Yes, all of it. How are you feeling?”
“I’m…not sure.”
Relieved? Disappointed?
“I’ll get you breakfast. We need you better for tonight, because it’s crucial we get you there.”
It feels so good to lie down. A buzz sounds on my phone.
Polina: Can’t wait for tonight! You ready?
Feeling not so great, honestly. Maybe something I ate?
No! Oh, I’m so sorry. Make that brother of mine get you something to eat.
I snort. As if anyone could “make” Mikhail do anything.
He’s already getting me something, though.
I bite my lip when he leaves the room to get us breakfast. Should I tell her?
Why not?
Honestly? I just took a pregnancy test.
OH MY GOD. Annnddd??
Negative. I think…no, I know Mikhail is very disappointed.
Oh, it will happen. Sometimes it doesn’t show up right away on a test! Are you late?
Yes.
Test again tomorrow! I’ll bring things for you tonight. Stuff that will help. My bestie is pregnant and I know all about it!
Thank you! Good luck!
Sometimes it doesn’t show up right away….
Yikes. I need to check again, and soon.
Pregnant.
Pregnant.
What would a baby with Mikhail look like? Would he or she have those deep, dark eyes and charming personality?
I actually manage to snicker to myself.
I sit up in bed, grateful for the food when Mikhail brings in a tray of buttered toast, scrambled eggs, thick bacon, and a fruit bowl.
“Eat, Aria. Try at least three bites.”
I grunt. I’m not sure I want to. But the look he gives me dares me to push him, and I’m starting to become honestly…prettyaware of when he wants me to do something.
