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I stumble out of the bed, naked and not quite fully awake yet

In the bathroo into the toilet

I’rab a towel off the rack and wrap it around her shoulders "What do you need?" I ask in a gentle voice

She shakes her head wordlessly and then slus I reach down to s inher, I reach behind lass ater, then drop down on lass

"Thanks" She accepts the glass with a tre hand

I stroke her back as she takes a ti up doctors and wheeling her into the eht or I know she’ll object Before I can even broach the subject with her, she lurches forward and throws up the water she just drank

I wait until she settles down again before lifting her intoyou to a doctor," I announce

"No" She grabs rip is limp "I’ll be fine in a few hours I just overdid it this week" Tears stain her face "God, that was gross I’ainst my chest as I clear the sheets away for her

Once I have her tucked in, I leave to get a washcloth and another glass of water Onthe trashcan and place it on the floor next to her

I hate howside kicks in as I lay the washcloth across her forehead "You’ve been throwing up like this every day for how long?"

"I don’t knohile I caught a bug Nana had it first and she’s finally gotten over it I just need to wait it out I’ll feel better in a few hours"

"You got a fever? Should I get you soainst her face It doesn’t feel flushed

"No fever," she s in h her sy off in the afternoons, the really tender breasts, her feelings of fatigue No signs of fever The fact that she’s never once had her period, or at least

"Are you pregnant?" I blurt out

Her eyelids snap open "What?"

"Pregnant" I tick off her sy with the lack of period

"No I’m not I just had oes white "Close to three ht periods, even on the pill And I’ve been spotting the last couple of ht…"