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I pull back and grab ht now “Jesus Christ, Layla Are you serious? We talked about next year, not next month”

“January is a new year”

“Well, it doesn’t work for ht now Get your apartrab a clean shirt Mine is sweat soaked and stinks

Layla follows me down the hallway, to the bathroom, and watches me put on , “I can’t They’ve already got a new tenant lined up”

I setfor the front door “Then get a new place because you can’t live here Not right now”

Layla chases afterinto the truck “Why are you being like this?

I grip the door untilht, but she’s not understanding that I have to leave! “Because I didn’t ask you to rearrange your life for me!”

“Josh” She sucks in an audible breath “I…”

“Layla” I frown, not s “If you’re still here when I get back, then we can talk, but I have to go Don’t wait up”

Mo ood point Amanda said she was on birth control, but she could have lied And she supplied the condoether; she could have poked holes in it

If that’s the case, there’s a good chance this baby could be mine

“Everything will be okay,” Mooing to change

From the moment that woman at the hospital calledunder the yellow lights of the hospital hallway, that blanket gets heavier with each step I take a breath, unable to fill s, then attempt to let it out

“How can I help you?” the triage nurse asks

The rooht, let alone answer the question I grip the counter and suck in another ragged breath