When You Least Expect
“It was probably an accident, him needing a toothbrush, though he’d never actually slept over. A small point, especially with how much time he’d been spending at her house, which would probably be so much more soon.
Heaving out a sigh, Ariel turned her gaze down and centered it on the piece of plastic in her hand. She was struck by the incongruous urge to laugh. There was nothing funny about this situation, any of it, but the urge was there all the same, and she gave in to it.
She stared down at the plastic again, disbelieving. The plastic stared back at her, unchanging, practically daring her to deny the truth in front of her. There was no way for her to do so.
It was unavoidable, undeniable.
She was carrying Mathias Poole’s baby.
She slumped on the toilet seat, her shoulders heavy with the weight of that knowledge. She suddenly felt tired, really tired, but even more she was happy, felt a joy that was as undeniable as her condition. And for a moment, she let her mind fill with that, ...her and Matt and Dani and the new baby together, making a new family.MoreLess
Heaving out a sigh, Ariel turned her gaze down and centered it on the piece of plastic in her hand. She was struck by the incongruous urge to laugh. There was nothing funny about this situation, any of it, but the urge was there all the same, and she gave in to it.
She stared down at the plastic again, disbelieving. The plastic stared back at her, unchanging, practically daring her to deny the truth in front of her. There was no way for her to do so.
It was unavoidable, undeniable.
She was carrying Mathias Poole’s baby.
She slumped on the toilet seat, her shoulders heavy with the weight of that knowledge. She suddenly felt tired, really tired, but even more she was happy, felt a joy that was as undeniable as her condition. And for a moment, she let her mind fill with that, ...her and Matt and Dani and the new baby together, making a new family.MoreLess
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