Towards the end of the first month back at work, I felt unwell, and decided to go back to the penthouse early. It was early June and the weather was unseasonably warm. I figured I had just overheated on the way back from my walk through Central Park for exercise.
Before I left the office, I checked my calendar to see what stage of my cycle I was in and noticed that I was late for my period.
I frowned and double-checked, but sure enough, I was a week late. I must have gotten out of sync due to the wedding and honeymoon, but that was to be expected. Sometimes, when a woman went through a particularly exciting or stressful period in her life, hormones would be out of whack. When Jerkface and I split, my cycle was all messed up, despite taking the pill.
I stopped at the pharmacy on my way home and picked up a pregnancy test just in case. I doubted I was pregnant, because I had taken the pill religiously for years, but we had been having sex without a condom for months.
Nothing was out of the realm of possibility…
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Josh arrived home at the usual time and plopped down beside me on the sofa.
“Are you feeling better?” he asked and leaned over to kiss me.
“Yes,” I said and smiled. “I had a cup of peppermint tea and it settled my stomach.”
“That’s good. Was it something you ate for lunch? Leftovers?”
I shook my head and reached into the pocket of my robe.
“It’s this.”
I handed him the pregnancy test, which was positive.
He stared at it, and his jaw fell open. Then he turned to me and the expression in his eyes told me everything I needed to know.
He was ecstatic.
“Oh, Ellie,” he said and pulled me onto his lap, his face buried in my neck. “I’m so happy.” He kissed me tenderly. “Are you happy?”
He looked at me, his blue eyes searching mine out.
“I couldn’t be happier.”
“What about your MA at Columbia?”
I shrugged. “I can do it whenever I want. Columbia isn’t going anywhere.”
“You’re sure? We can hire nannies and babysitters and you’ll have all the support you need if you want to go.”
“I’m fine. I’m happy, Josh. We love each other. We want a family. We’re going to have a family.”
I smiled, tears of happiness in my eyes.
He kissed me and I knew that whatever happened, we would face it together.
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THE END
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S. E. Lund writes erotic, contemporary, new adult and paranormal romance. She lives with her family of humans and animals in Beautiful British Columbia Canada on the side of a mountain and in sight of an active volcano. She dreams of living in a warm climate where snow is just a word in a dictionary.
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THE UNRESTRAINED SERIES:
THE AGREEMENT: Book 1 in the Unrestrained Series
THE COMMITMENT: Book 2 in the Unrestrained Series
UNRESTRAINED: Book 3 in the Unrestrained Series
FOREVER AFTER: Book 5 in the Unrestrained Series
EVERLASTING: Book 6 in the Unrestrained Series
DRAKE FOREVER: Book 7 in the Unrestrained Series
ENDLESS: Book 8 in the Unrestrained Series
THE UNRESTRAINED SERIES COLLECTION ONE (BOOKS 1 - 3)
THE UNRESTRAINED SERIES COLLECTION ONE (BOOKS 4 - 6)
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THE DRAKE SERIES:
DRAKE RESTRAINED: Book 1 in the Drake Series
DRAKE UNWOUND: Book 2 in the Drake Series
DRAKE UNBOUND: Book 3 in the Drake Series
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THE MACINTYRE BROTHERS SERIES
Tempt Me: Book One
Tease Me: Book Two
Tame Me: Book Three
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STANDALONE BOOKS:
MR. BIG SHOT
MATCHED
IF YOU FALL
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THE BAD BOY SERIES:
BAD BOY SAINT: Book 1 in the Bad Boy Series
BAD BOY SINNER: Book 2 in the Bad Boy Series
BAD BOY SOLDIER: Book 3 in the Bad Boy Series
BAD BOY SAVIOR: Book 4 in the Bad Boy Series
THE BAD BOY SERIES COLLECTION: All 4 books together in one volume.
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES:
DOMINION: BOOK 1
ASCENSION: BOOK 2
RETRIBUTION: BOOK 3
RESURRECTION: BOOK 4
REDEMPTION: BOOK 5
THE DOMINION SERIES COMPLETE COLLECTION