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“Ugh I think there’s solass away fro awful”

And then I gag again

And again

Until the gagging becomes too intense that I have to sprint to the hall bathroo puke

“Do not even take a sip of that wine!” I shout toward the kitchen as I stand up from the toilet and splash cold water on my face “Just the damn fumes from it made me puke!”

But when I make my way back into the kitchen, both Desi and Claire are just staring at me

“What?” I question “What’s wrong?”

“Ava, honey,” Claire begins, “when’s the last time you had your period?”

“Excuse h “That’s a bit of a ridiculous question, don’t you think?”

“Uh, no” Desi snorts “You’re all e right now”

“That’s because I’ve been eating s”

Claire shakes her head “Honey, I don’t think that’s what’s going on here”

“You guys seriously think I’one for four freaking nant? The immaculate conception?”

But even the words co to reassure me

And when I start trying to remember when I last had my period…I can’t remember at all Like, at all

“Oh shit,” I ht? I ht before Luke left on his mission Which, like, what are the odds?”

“How about this?” Desi offers and wraps an arht, and while we’re out, we’ll get a pregnancy test Just so you can take it and see”

All I can do is shrug and nod

Ipositive are probably one in a freaking trillion, but yeah, why not just take the test so I don’t have to wonder?Less than twenty-four hours later, I find s in stirrups and a paper gown covering ainst the wall, both of the at me

“I’nant,” I say and roll my eyes

“Three pregnancy tests would disagree,

Thankfully, three soft knocks rap against the door, and Dr Marloalks inside, proallery in the corner of the room

“Hi, Ava,” she greets “It looks like you’re here because you got a positive pregnancy test?”