So here it is, the next story in the lives of Jessica and Ryan. This story is really super short. I mean like I almost wrote the entire thing in one day short. This one takes place over the course of one day after Jessica's returned from Denver. There really isn't a whole lot to it. I just felt that this part didn't really fit in with "Hotel Nights" nor does it fit in with the next story I've started. So here it stands alone. I would post this story all in one day but I've already updated a lot already and I don't want to spam everyone's email with updates, so the rest will be up in the next day or so.

This is the sixth story in my Jessica/Ryan series. I'm giving this one a T rating for language and minor sexual content. There are no smut scenes, but there are some suggestive scenes, but nothing vulgar.

Finding the Truth
Waiting

Jessica stood in the bathroom anxiously waiting. She stared at the little stick and willed it to move faster. The door clicked and Ryan walked in. He smiled at her but the smile quickly faded when he saw the distressed look on her face.

"Jessica," he said, "Is something wrong?" Jessica sighed and held up the small box. Ryan's eyes grew in size and his mouth went dry. "You're pregnant?"

"I don't know yet." Jessica said lifting the test, "It's not seasoned yet."

"But I thought you were on the pill and we've been so careful." Ryan stammered. He stopped and thought back to the one day. "Oh god that one time, our first time I wasn't wearing a condom. Oh god what have I done?" Ryan leaned with his elbows on the counter and buried his face in his hands.

"Relax Ryan," Jessica said, "I'm on the pill so I shouldn't be pregnant."
"Have you actually been taking it?"

Jessica cleared her throat in an annoyed manner. She slid the birth control pack in front of Ryan. He looked to see that almost every pill had been consumed. There were three missing from the last row and still four to go.

"Those are the dummy pills." Jessica said, "They're literally nothing. It's just to help remember to take it everyday at the same time. I'm on day three and by now I should have started my period but I haven't. It might just be a fluke thing. Sometimes women don't get their period when they're on the pill, especially right after they've already finished one pregnancy. I just wanted to be sure and rule out all possible variables."

"I'm sorry," Ryan said, "I didn't mean to accuse you of not taking your pill. That was rude."

Jessica held his hand and leaned her head against his shoulder. "It's alright, you were panicked." Jessica's phone beeped, signaling that time was up. "Alright, the moment of truth."

Jessica picked up the test and sighed. It was negative.

"What's the result?" Ryan asked her, not wanting to look.

"It's negative, no baby," Jessica said, tossing the test in the trash. "I'll try again in the morning just to be sure." She turned and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Sorry to scare you like that."

Ryan kissed her head and held her close. "It's alright, I'm sorry I was so snappy."

Jessica nuzzled her face into his chest. "I told you it was ok, you were scared, I know I was."

"Jess," Ryan said quietly, "Do you want to know a secret?"

"What is it, pumpkin?" Jessica asked looking into his eyes.

"I was kind of hoping a little that it was positive."