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OK, there goes that idea “So the only thing I can do is to wait a week and hear back?”

“Looking that way Maybe in New York you’d be able to find a clinic with their own lab, get some same-day results But we’re a small operation around here, as you know”

I was frustrated as hell on top of being nervous “OK, how about this What’s your best guess as a medical professional? You have to have seen these symptoms before and be pretty sure one way or another”

“Now, I don’t like to speculate with o one way or another You’ve been having sickness spells, you’re late in your cycle, and—”

“What about alcohol?”

He s”

“No, I ross to me over the last feeeks What if that’sme I shouldn’t have it because it’d be bad for a baby?”

He chuckled “It’s not the craziest thing I’ve ever heard The body has a way of sending es But I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that it’s hardly the most certain way to tell”

“But definitely avoid alcohol”

“Definitely And unless you’ve got any more questions, let’s take care of the bloodwork”

I had many, many questions But they were all ones that Dr Shaouldn’t be able to answer The nurse returned, and she took soave me the information for the clinic and confirmed that I’d hear back from them as soon as possible

And then I was back behind the wheel ofhad Josh’s driver take me back to my parent’s place earlier to pick it up My hands shook as I drove, and the moment I pulled onto the main road of don, I knew there wasn’t a chance that I’d be able to wait five flipping days to knohether or not there was a kid inside of me

I pulled into the parking lot of the nearest drugstore and damn near sprinted to the entrance Seconds later I was in the pregnancy test aisle Dr Shaas right, sure—these things were far less accurate than the bloodwork

But what if I got a bunch of them? Five tests, say Maybe overkill, but if they all came up the same way, it had to tellif they all said the sa