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"What other stuff?"

Ethan looked like he would rather s a ht now

He grimaced "Would you just take the test?"

"No! I won’t just take a test because you and your family think I should! What other stuff?!" The irrationality I knew I shouldn’t be allowing in was getting the old security guard wave-through Welcome to HorrorLand, please park in lot You’re-Royally-Fucked and reeted by your worst nightht both hands up to my chest, cupped a breast in each and squeezed I winced from the pain and the panic pumped up another notch I remembered this kind of pain from before I’d felt it before Noooooo!

I pushed his hands away sharply "You talked about that with them?! Oh my God!"

"It wasn’t like that, Brynne I didn’t talk about you Hannah just assus and when I asked for an explanation she told me aboutsymptoms" He lowered his voice "You have all those sy naps and they hurt" He gestured atain I knew I could dish out bitchiness in spades when the occasion called for it This could be considered one of those times

I leaned forward and burieddown at the floor and tried to process Ethan letbecause I wanted to lash out and bite like a trapped animal would do SymptomsMy periods are never much and I’ve missed them completely before My doctor assured me it was normal with the particular kind of birth control pill I take so I’d never worried about it Truthfully, though, I’d not needed to worry because when you aren’t having sex with anyone, you don’t have to worry you’ll get pregnant! Before Ethan, sex was sporadic and always protected I wasn’t fool enough to let a guy go without a condom e didn’t know each other very well So why did I with Ethan, dumbass? Hell, Ethan had only used a condom one time Once Lots and lots of opportunities for the little swie enorht before had felt very odd, because as soon as I puked it was like nothing rong withI was really hungry, and then when the food came I just wanted toast Coht now That late lunch of a roast beef sandas not settling in well My brsts did hurt I’d taken naps the last two days

Everything illu and terrible anxiety Why was Ethan so calm? He must be appalled too if this was true

"It can’t be true It just can’t," I said to no one in particular

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I reached out with rabbed it, too overwhelmed to really answer him What could I say to him anyway? Sorry, my birth control pills malfunctioned? I’et knocked up so I can screw upyour stressful life, Ethan, I’nant

I sed convulsively Watery saliva began pooling in my throat More caain I struggled to e the effects of the nausea that overtookup, I ran for the closest bathroo to ree labyrinth of a house My hand over my mouth, I stu uts out until there was nothing left to come up