It was early on a Saturday morning and they had planned to laze around all day in bed. That is until Jasper started to panic.
"Oh, no. Ohnoohnoooooh no," Jasper muttered as she came out of the adjoined bathroom.
"What's wrong?" Pearl said from her spot on Jasper's bed.
"My period's late," she said, panic-stricken.
Pearl sat up with a serious face, "But we always use protection. Maybe you're just a little off?"
"A little off?!" Jasper practically screamed in horror as she pulled at her hair, worriedly, "It's been a whole week and I still haven't got it!"
Pearl got up from the bed. Usually, she was the one to have the major freak outs, so today it seemed like she would have to step up and be the calm voice of reason.
"It's gonna be okay, Jasper."
"What the hell do you mean? I'm pregnant! Oh, my god. I…I should call Ame. We should call Ame. She'll know what to do."
Pearl shook her head, "Jasper, we can handle this on our own, okay? We just need to go to the store and buy a pregnancy test. We'll figure things out from there."
Jasper sniffled back tears, "O-okay, let's go."
They both got dressed and went to the drugstore. They, then, headed over to the correct aisle.
"Hey, Pearl?"
"Yes?" she asked as she compared the different brands of tests.
"Could you buy it for me? I'm nervous."
"M-me?" she asked, looking up in embarrassment, "You think I can do that? I asked you to buy a pen for me the other day."
"But I know the cashier."
Pearl looked at her incredulously, "Really? That's your reason? Since when would something like that stop you."
"Fine," Jasper said and then, suddenly grabbed both the test they had chosen and Pearl and started toward the front of the store, "but you're coming with me."
They both anxiously stood at the counter while being rung up. The cashier gave Jasper an odd, mocking look and Jasper's gaze shot straight to the ground in embarrassment.
Pearl immediately butted in and announced with a glare, "It's for me. I'm a big ol' slut."
The cashier backed off instantly and bagged the pregnancy test for them before awkwardly saying, "Have a…nice day, you two."
Neither of them responded as they quickly left the store. As soon as they were out, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, god. That wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be," Jasper smiled, "Thanks for the save, Pearl. I'm impressed."
Pearl rubbed the back of her neck, "Really? I'm actually kind of impressed by myself, too."
Then, Jasper's eyes widened, "Crap! I totally forgot. We have to go take the test."
Jasper did her best to drive safely as they rushed back to the dorm, where they practically ran into their room. Pearl stood outside the bathroom while Jasper was inside. While they were both pretty lax about bathroom privacy, this was something that Jasper needed to be alone to do. Peeing on a stick was weird enough without your girlfriend staring at you.
Once Jasper had opened up the packaging and got the test ready, she pulled down her pants and-
"Mother of holy jesus, thank you!"
Pearl stood outside the door confused, "What happened? You didn't already finish the test, did you? Doesn't it take a few minutes?"
Suddenly, the door flew open and Jasper was standing there with her pants down to her knees and she was crying.
"What's wrong?" Pearl further questioned, but Jasper just hugged her tightly.
Upon further examination of Jasper's fallen pants, Pearl saw dark red stains and she let out a big breath.