Nicole was holding the pregnancy test in her hand, and she was shaking. “I threw up this morning,” she said.
“You—what?” His eyes suddenly took in what she was holding. Red stood up and pointed at the test. “Is that what I think it is?”
Nicole nodded slowly. “Red, I can’t believe it. I just can’t believe this happened.”
“Are you sure?” he asked.
“Look for yourself.”
He came around the desk and took the pregnancy test out of her hand, and looked at it, his mouth forming a smile, his eyes lighting up. “Oh my God. Nicole!”
“We’re pregnant,” she cried.
And then Red hugged her so tightly, and both of them were holding each other so tight, and laughing. There were some tears too, but they were tears of joy and relief.
“We’re going to have a baby,” she said, unable to believe the words were coming from her own mouth. “It’s happening.”
And Red squeezed her even tighter, and she knew that this was how it was supposed to be. But still, a tiny part of her wondered if she would be hurt again—if somehow, something would steal this happiness from her�