Page 102 of The Rebound
“I don’t care.” I take it from her, examining the little blue plus sign. “And this means yes?”
She nods. “The box is over there.”
I read that too, not trusting her. “And you’ve tried—”
“I’ve done three different ones,” she says, straightening her legs with a wince. She must have been in there for hours. “What do you think it means?”
“What do I… I think it means you’re pregnant, Louise.”
“That’s what I thought.”
“This is a good thing, right?” I’m confused by her reaction. “You said you were trying.”
“We are. We were. I guess we don’t need to try anymore.”
“No.”
“Because I’m pregnant.”
“Yes.”
Her frown deepens. “The stick says so.”
“It does.” I hand it back to her and she cradles it in her hands.
“Do you want to get out of the bath?” I ask. “Maybe come downstairs and we can talk about it?”
“Not really.” She looks up at me. “Do you want to come in?”
I stare at her, waiting to see if she’s joking. She’s not.
With a sigh, I climb carefully over the side. She draws her legs back up to make room for me and we fold them over each other so we can both fit. It is, shockingly, not comfortable at all.
“I haven’t taken a test in weeks,” she says, looking almost guilty. “And I’ve been so busy I didn’t realize I was late. It was only after we talked the other day that I even thought to check.”
“How far along do you think you are?”
“I have no idea.”
“And you’re feeling okay?”
“I’m fine. I’m just…”
“Processing.”
“Mm-hm.”
“Because you’re pregnant.”
And finally,finallythe first hint of a smile. “Yeah.”
“You’re going to have a baby,” I insist because she still doesn’t seem to be getting it. “Have you told Tomasz yet?”
She shakes her head. “I didn’t want to. I wanted to be sure.”
“I’d say three positive pregnancy tests is pretty sure. But you two should go to the doctor tomorrow.”
She takes a ragged breath. “Yeah.”
