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I don’t answer hio to the bedside table, grabbing es

Oh, and I definitely do My heart sinks They’re all fro that I call him, each one more frantic than the next, and there’s a voice er, I press play and listen to it

Fable, I need you to call nant all over the internet and the publicists are asking uess there’s talk of a reliable source and they heard it straight frootta talk Now Love you

Closing ether, the phone still clutched to e is over I’, and I collapse onto the edge of the bed, sitting heavily on theat h now he looks positively freaked out

"You’ve been weird for weeks, telling me you’re sick or whatever You sleep all the ti I’ve heard you puke a few tinant, aren’t you?"

I can’t even work up the energy to protest, let alone scold hiapes at me, for once in his life at a loss for words "Holy shit, Fabes Does Dre?"

"He’s gonna know in about two ive me some privacy?" My heart sinks to my stomach at the realization that I’e our lives cory about it, too

"Yeah, sure, Fabes" As if in a daze, Owen leavesthe door behind him

I sit on the edge of the bed for a fewto say to Drew

Reuess what?

Yay, I’ to be a daddy

Please don’t be o for it, I hit his nu He answers after the first one

"There you are I was freaking out," he says, sounding a little frantic "Where were you?"

"Taking a nap," I say, sing hard Now that I have him on the phone, it’s hard for nant

"Fable, everyone inout Some jackass supposedly followed you and said he heard you say you were pregnant to a friend in a restaurant" He pauses, letting the words sink into my stunned brain Holy crap, someone actually followed me and Jen? Unbelievable "Is it true? Or is this asole justshit up? I told thenant or not I mean, shit--I’m your husband And we already discussed this You wouldn’t run and go tell a friend first"

Actually, now both Jen and Owen know before my own husband, but that’s beside the point "I don’t want you to be mad at nant"

He’s quiet Way too quiet I can feel the explosion building, can practically hear the wheels turning in his brain as he tries to process what I just said "You’re kidding" He sounds scarily cal and rolling like a tiny boat caught in a stor have you known?"

"That doesn’t h it was stupid ofhave you been keeping this secret, Fable? Did you really tell someone else at a restaurant? Who the hell was it?"

"I ith Jen," I ad my eyes "I was scared to tell you, Drew I didn’t knohat you ht say or how you’d react, especially after what happened in Boston"

"When?" His voice drops to a near whisper "When do you think it happened? That we conceived the--baby?"

"This is the funniest part" Not really, but I’ht of the situation "I’m pretty sure it happened ere in Boston"

"But you’re on the pill" Another pause "Right?"

"Yes This is why I was afraid to tell you I was scared you’d think I tried to trick you We agreed that ouldn’t try for a baby for at least a year, and then I go and get pregnant" It was al all of that For the first tiain

"Fable" His husky voice is thick with e believe it"

"Are you upset?" Fear kicks in again,my heart beat triple time

"No Hell, no," he says quickly, his voice fierce "I just … I think I’ to have a baby"

"I know" Tears for from the corners of my eyes "I’m still shocked, too It’s hard for ht? That we have that entire fight about having a baby and then baain and I listen to his breathing, know that he’s still trying to process all of this, the poor guy My poor, sweet, accepting husband How did I get so lucky? "It wasparents at this ti"

"Yes, I-I think so, too," I say, sniffing discreetly, but he hears , aren’t you?"

"Fine Yes, I a to cry in earnest It takesof words "I was so afraid you’d be mad and think I tried to trap you into this I have no idea what happened I can’t tell you if I took a pill too late or what It just … happened"

"Birth control pills aren’t one hundred percent foolproof," he says, Mr Factoid "We’ve been taking a risk for years"

"Yeah, I guess you’re right"