They walked into the doctor's office for Karen's checkup. After another false pregnancy test, Karen decided to make an appointment. She wanted some answers. Will had agreed to go with her and she was soon on her back with her legs in the stirrups, his hand in hers.

"Everything seems fine, Ms. Walker." The doctor backed away and she put her legs together. He pulled over an ultrasound machine and got some gel out of a drawer.

"What's that?"

"You feel a little swollen and I want to get a closer look, if that's okay."

"Oh, of course." Will's heart pounded in his chest as he heard the doctor's words. He wasn't sure what was normal during a physical examination for a woman, but Karen's confusion made him nervous. It was as if she wasn't sure what was happening either. The doctor spread a cold, thick gel on her stomach and she gasped at the chill. He ran the machine over her, but suddenly stopped moving, biting his lip. "Is something wrong?"

"How long has it been since your last period?" She had to think for a moment.

"I guess it's about four or five days late. But I took a pregnancy test and it was false. I assumed it was just stress. Why, honey, what's wrong with me?"

"Nothing is wrong. You must have just gotten a false negative."

"What?"

"I'll have to run some blood work, but from what I can tell you're almost a month pregnant." Will and Karen each felt their hearts warm, and their hands tightened their grips on the other.

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Karen smiled as she looked at her naked self in the mirror, running her hand over her still flat stomach. She still couldn't believe that she was pregnant, with child, knocked up. It felt so nice to say it aloud. She was taken aback by how excited she was, even though she was aware that her past could repeat itself. She shook her head and found her smile again, not wanting to dwell on the past. It was time to look ahead, and for her to be excited about the prospect of a baby.

Will walked out of the bathroom and smiled at her, loving how confident she was with her body. He moved to settle himself behind her, naked as well, and rested his hands over hers. She leaned her head back and snuggled closer to him, feeling his warmth.

"I'm so happy, Kare."

"Me too, honey." He kissed her cheek and trailed his lips down to her shoulder. "How are we going to tell them?"

"I don't know." She didn't have to say their names. He knew exactly who she meant. Jack and Grace were still completely in the dark when it came to their friends' love lives. "Maybe we should tell them about the baby before we tell them how long we've been lying to them."

"I think they'll connect the dots, honey." She giggled and reached up to run a hand through his hair. "Let's wait a little while before we tell them. There's still time for something to go wrong."

"Like what? I'm excited and I want to tell them now."

"What if we told them and I ended up miscarrying? Then we'd blow our cover for nothing."

"Why would you miscarry?" She took a deep breath, wishing she had just kept her mouth shut.

"I have before." She felt him pull away to look at her. Their eyes met through the mirror and she shrugged, some kind of apology.

"Oh."

"Yeah." He kissed her neck and turned her around to face him. "It was a long time ago, honey. I'm fine."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No." He kissed her lips, pulling her reached down the length of her body to grasp her naked buttocks in his hands. His tongue penetrated her lips and she sighed in response before pulling away. "Honey, we just made love like ten minutes ago."

"I'm ready to go again." He kissed her and she giggled as he lifted her from the ground. He lay her down on the bed and mounted her, his kiss beginning to burn on her lips.