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“I don’t know Thought it was a word association game”

I laughed again, then paused It was now or never “II’m not on birth control”

Silence on his end I wasn’t sure if he’d heard me

“Shit”

“Yeah I didn’t stop to let you—”

“I don’t have any Haven’t had a reason to buy them”

“Oh”

We both settled into silence The only sounds ca me toys to play with I needed Mal to speak first, to say whatever it was that he was thinking about this situation That unnerving feeling settled into er neither of us spoke

“Well…” he started then stopped “What about that pill? Theafter deal?”

Unsolicited ry at me popped intohiht, as to say any objection I ht have raised would have been listened to But it was the unexpected anger that I’d faced after I told hihts now

“Ginger, baby? You okay?”

I nodded even though he couldn’t see eon of ed “YeahIumis that what you want me to do?”

He let out a heavy breath “Shit I don’t know I mean, this falls under that whole your body, your choice deal, right? I’ht noith the e are be seriously bad ti? Yeah, probably But…”

“But what?”

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