Part 20 (1/2)

”No, I really don't,” he answered.

”Me either,” I replied, nervously.

He slanted his eyes at me in a curious way. ”What are you saying?” he asked cautiously.

I held up the boxes I'd bought at the store.

”Oh,” he said. I couldn't tell if that was an Oh, yay! Or an Oh, f.u.c.k!

I went into the bathroom and shut the door (Hope taught me well no more peeing in front of anyone).

I tried the plus-sign one first. Once the stick was lying flat on the sink, I opened the door to Jake's stunned face, his mouth still in the ”O” form. He came into the bathroom like he was in a daze. We both stared at the test on the sink as a horizontal blue line appeared in the window. Then we watched a perpendicular line appear shortly after.

No doubt about it. It was a BFP!

I knew it was early in our relations.h.i.+p for this to happen, and it certainly wasn't part of my plan just yet. But I hoped he would be as happy as I was to see this plus sign. Who knew? Maybe things were better left unplanned.

”What do you think?” I asked him quietly.

”I think this is ...” he stopped as he searched for the right word. ”I think it's ineffable.”

THE END.