I don't own Private! sadly :(
I walked back out of the bathroom determined to figure out what my future would hold. I walked straight to the table knowing exactly what I had to do.
"Hey, guys. I'm really sorry but, I'm really not feeling well so I'm going to go back to the hotel and try and sleep it off", Josh looked up at me; I could see the worry evident in his eyes.
"I'll go with you; I wouldn't want you to spend your night alone"
"Josh, no it's fine and if this bug is contagious I wouldn't want you to catch it", I didn't give him time to protest, I quickly walked out of there. Once I was out, I turned back making sure no one was following and I sped walked down the road, to the nearest pharmacy. I walked in to the pharmacy, double checking none of my friends had come in after me. I walked through the aisles scanning them from top to bottom. I found the shelf holding the pregnancy tests, but there were so many different brands. I decided in the end to take the most expensive and I walked to the cashier. She was an old woman, with little brown aging spots all over her hands and face. She looked up at me, a little shocked at what she saw I had put on the counter to pay for, I just gave her my most innocent smile.
"That will be $25, darling", she said in a strained voice.
"Thank you", I paid the money and left as fast as I could, I wasn't sure about how much time I would have before the others would get back to the hotel.
I summoned a taxi with a wave of my hand, got in and sat with the little brown paper bag which could tell me exactly what my how my future would be in just a few minutes.
I walked in to the hotel suite; double checked every room to make sure no one had come looking for me. I slipped in to my bathroom and locked the door; the last thing I needed was to have Josh looking for me and walk in on me now.
I pulled the little box out and got the little test stick out.
"You better come out negative", then I sat on the toilet and peed on the little stick. It had said wait two minutes, but how the hell were you meant to wait two minutes! Those two minutes felt like they had been 20 minutes. Finally the long hand moved to little spaces to the right and I picked up the stick, which felt so heavy in my hands now. First I thought I saw a tiny little red plus sign, but then my vision cleared and I saw the complete opposite it was a minus sign, it was a tiny little blue minus sign.
"Yes!" I screamed this at the top of my voice; I was just so over taken by joy.
Then there was a light little knock on the door, I opened it up, totally forgetting that the pregnancy test was lying next to the basin in full view. Josh was standing on the other side of the door, with a goofy grin on his beautiful features.
"Well, look whose feeling better now", then his eyes averted to the pregnancy test and his eyes turned panicked.
"Josh, turn that frown upside down!" I said laughing. He just looked at me seriously.
"Reed, why is there a pregnancy test next to the basin?" I looked at him confusedly and then a soft smile came over my lips.
"Josh, it's negative. It was just a scare", he looked happy and then a look of pain and anger.
"There was a scare? Is that why you left? Why didn't you tell me Reed? You could have been carrying my child and I didn't know! Gosh, Reed why would you not tell me, don't you know you can tell me everything?" I looked back at him, while he raged on and on.
"Josh, stop! I didn't tell you because I was not sure! I didn't want to tell you and cause a problem between us that could have been avoided! Josh, I did the right thing can't you see that?" He looked at me still angry, but then a small smile crept on to his lips and hugged me tightly against him, I could feel all his muscles against me, it was like we fitted perfectly together.
I pulled away and pressed my lips against his beautiful, soft lips and they moved in sync together.
It was like we were a puzzle, but the only piece missing was that we couldn't be together in public; we had to always be closed behind doors, in the shadows.
NB! I might not carry on with this story if I can't finish it by the 24th, so if I don't I will start on Suspicion as soon as I have read Paradise Lost :)
Also, I want to say thank you for all the great reviews I have gotten for my story so far. You are all wonderful readers!