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In Part 4, Tessa let me know her suspicions about Audrey Lip paid for by Ja to Boston for a concert, Tessa was sure that he was settingAt first, I didn't believe her After all, this was my own stepbrother However, James did very little to persuade me otherwise I watched his band play but after the concert, ent to his apartnored me I knew that he couldn't be too affectionate with me in public, but it still hurt What I never expected was that his band ht told him 'no', would make it clear that that wasn't really an option with hi me, I'm not sure ould have happened Afterward, James told me that Ryan was the father of Audrey's child and that he was justsure that the baby had the best life possible My fears melted away, and as we ht man to father my child That is, until, I saw the pictures that Nicole had been sending him

Chapter One

I staggered out into the cold, still a little unsteady onI ate, or ht on the airplane, but I suddenly felt likemuch, much better

I tried to re sickness, but as weak as I felt right now, I couldn't think of anything Was this too early to have it? Would a pregnancy test be accurate at this point, assuo?

I knew the answer to that last question I nancy test would do ht put , I punched “drug store” into my phone's GPS There was one only two blocks away, and I walked toward it, feelingto do

I was already starting t

o forgive James for the pictures that Nicole had sent him, but I wasn't about to ades he had sent back Most were very noncommittal, as if he were embarrassed that he had to reply at all

I had also seen the look on his face when I accused hi off to the pictures, and I knew that it was true No doubt he had gigabytes of pornography on his computer to jerk off to as well, and was that really all that different? I knew that it was so as it was kept to just an occasional wank session at his home, I could hardly stay mad

If he wanted to stay with me, however, he'd have to make it clear to Nicole that they were never to see each other again Oh, I know he said that he'd never do anything with her And he had been good at telling her no, that one tih, and that she'd pull out every trick in the book next time she saw him

I thought about texting her right now, telling her to stay away fro her rooet aith it? Not without seeh She had to know the two of us weren't that close How long before she started asking questions about our relationship? Would she start to spy on us? She didn't seeossip, but you never knoith people ill set them off

The pharn was in the distance, the e until I got closer I hoped they would be open on a Saturday hed with relief as I saw the “Open 24 Hours” sign

I went inside and headed straight to the fenancy tests available and I wished I had paid attention to which brand was the best during all nancy research I picked the one that had the shiniest packaging and went up to the checkout

The girl at the counter gaveum with a credit card Just one ht with another sigh With a meek voice, I asked where their bathrooh, as if she thought I was going to pee all over the stall and make a mess that she personally would have to clean up I smiled and thanked her, then headed for the bathroom

Luckily, I hadn't had a chance to pee before I had staggered out of James' apart, but I ed to keep it all in I opened the box and took the applicator out quickly, nearly dropping it in the toilet as I grabbed it I wasn't sure it would have worked after that and I was glad I didn't have to go through the pain of purchasing another Without going into anythe stall a mess for the poor cashier

I should have pulled outelse, or done literally anything other than just staring atfor sixty seconds to count down The first line appeared i I watched as the forty second mark passed, then fifty seconds, then all the way to sixty seconds

I couldn't see a second line