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"What?" my mother asked, confused

"Yep The first test shoo lines, and--"

My mother screamed loudly "Steve! Oh ht then…clearly, nant

I pulled the phone away fro in my ear"

"Hush now, Courtney! Steeeve!"

I rolled

"Is that Reed I hear?" my mother asked

"Yes I had to put your ass on speakerphone, so you don’t break my eardrum"

"What in the hell, wo about Marie?" my father said

I looked at Reed and whispered, "She put me on speakerphone!"

"Steve, it’s Courtney," , princess? Did that little fucker do you right?" my father said My irl, my second-born He is a little fucker"

"Dad, I have it on speakerphone, and the little fucker is sitting right here"

Reed sat up and said, "Hello, Mr Will, sir"

My father cleared his voice and said, "You’ll kno I feel some day, son, when sohter’s heart"

I laughed as Reed’s expression turned to one of horror

"Um…yes, sir, I’ me sir I like that"

I shook my head and said, "Daddy, please"

"Steve! Oh

"Ten Hail Marys and twelve Our Fathers, woman Settle the hell down"

I covered the phone "Catholic, remember?" I whispered as Reed’s look of terror turned to one of pure confusion "My father has always said that No one really knohy, but just go with it"

"She’s pregnant!" an sliding back down in the bed, and I started to join hi it would protect us in some way

Then, I heard irl…you’re…you’re…"

I instantly felt the tears building "Daddy…I’ over the phone instantly an running his fingers throughto send Mom a picture of the test, and…" I couldn’t talk I buried my face into Reed and cried

Reed whispered, "Please tell me those are happy tears"