After buying seven pairs of spiked heel pumps and two pair of boots, Amanda bought a pair of sturdy, comfortable loafers. Duncan looked at them and commented, " Not exactly what I'd think of as your style". Amanda picked the ugly things out and admitted that her feet already hurt. For some reason her shoes felt to tight.
Duncan grinned; he knew that most women's feet swell during pregnancy. He watched as Amanda took off her fashionable ankle boots and replaced them with her sturdy new shoes.
Richie picked up Amanda's bags and said, "Now, where to?"
Richie's mouth opened slightly as he looked at Amanda. He just looked at her without saying a word. He just stood and looked. Amanda turned her dark eyes full on him and returned his gaze. Finally, after a moment had passed, she said, "Well?"
"...Uh... you're pregnant," he finally uttered. "You really are."
"I thought we already established this," Amanda said, somewhat tersely.
"Yeah, I know," Richie acknowledged. "But just when I thought I had accepted all the weirdness that comes with being what we are, we get thrown another dose, that, to anyone's knowledge, has NEVER happened before. Doesn't that.... freak you out a little? Either of you?" he added, with a 'please help me' look at Duncan.
Amanda looked at Richie and said, "I don't have any choice in bearing this kid, I suppose. But I don't have to keep it."
"What?!", Duncan and Richie burst forth at once...