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"I think I need to take a pregnancy test…" I said.
"A what?" Ari asked, but had obviously heard what I'd said. But I knew how he felt. Well, sort of.
"A pregnancy test. I've been having a stomach ache all the time, throwing up, craving things, and look at my stomach." I lifted up my shirt just enough to reveal the little bulge coming out of my stomach.
"Um…okay, I have some in the bathroom. Come on." Ari was really shocked, and I don't think he knew exactly how to react. He lead me to the bathroom and reached into a cabinet. He pulled out a box that said 'Most Accurate Pregnancy Test of The Year' on it and took one out. He took one out and handed it to me.
"You, um, know what to do, right?" He asked me. I was sort of zoned out, so it took me a couple second to answer.
"Um… yeah…" I said, as he handed me the test thingy.
"Uh, I'll leave you to your business, but I'll be waiting right outside the door if you need me." Ari forced a smile onto his face, but it wasn't very convincing. He stepped out of the room, and I closed the door. I did what I had to do, and then I realized that I couldn't do it. I couldn't look at the results.
"Ari… you can come in…" I said, looking anywhere but at the test. He opened the door and slowly walked towards me.
"So… what did it say?" He asked. That was the reason I'd called him in.
"Uh… I don't know. I-I can't do it. I can't read it, so I want you to read it for me." I handed it to him and looked up at him. He held it up and then put it down on the counter.
"So… what did it say?" I asked, a little anxious. He bit his lip, the saw that I really wanted to know, and decided to just get on with it.
"It was… um… it was positive." He said, and then bit his lip again. He was probably waiting for me to react, so he would know how to act himself.
"Huh." I said, not knowing what to think myself.
"What do you think? Are you mad at me?" I asked, hoping he wasn't.
"Max, how could I be mad at you because I got you pregnant? I just… don't know what to think. I don't know what you think. I really didn't see this coming. I should've been more prepared. I mean, having sex unprotected, what was going to happen? I didn't think about it. I'm so sorry Max. This whole thing just turned upside down."
He frowned, thinking I was mad. Actually, this could be a good thing, I think.
"I'm not mad, and you have nothing to be sorry about. I am as much to blame as you are. And, maybe, this could be a good thing." I said, trying to cheer him up, but still telling the truth.
"You think?" He asked, sort of hopefully. I could also tell he was glad that I was being optimistic.
"Yeah, I mean, weren't we going to want to start a family of our own, anyway? Like, not like this, and not this soon, but we would want to eventually. This might be good for us." I told him almost exactly what I was thinking.
"You know, you're right. I've always thought about having a family of my own, and this is the start of it. But we are going to be a lot more careful about what we do and eat, so that we don't harm the little monster." Did he just call my baby a monster? He didn't!
"Ari, did you just call my baby a monster?" I asked, a little offended. I had a little baby growing inside of me, because of him; he had the nerve to call it a monster?
"Honey, you know that's not what I meant. I would never say something like that about our little baby. I love you, and I can already tell that I will love it, too." I was a little bit angry, but then, he said our little baby, and I felt a soft inside. Wait. Eww.
I got up and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me a rubbed my back. This was going to work out. Ari put an arm around my shoulders, and then led me back to our room. We lay next to each other on the bed, and I rubbed my little baby bump. Then, when Ari put his arm around me, a felt a little nudge.
"Ari! Put your hand on my stomach, and just wait for a second!" I said excitedly. He did it, and all of a sudden, his face lit up, and he looked completely awed.
"It likes you, Ari. I think it knows your it's father." I said, smiling up at him. He smiled back, and the baby kicked again.
"What are we going to name it?" He asked, still smiling. I thought about it.
"Well, for a girl, I was thinking Mari, like Max and Ari combined, and for a boy, I was thinking, maybe just Ari Jr. Is that stupid? What do you think?" I asked, not knowing what he was thinking. Sometimes I wished I could read minds.
"I like the girl name idea, but are you sure you would want to name a boy after me?" He asked, shocked that I would name my baby boy after him.
"Yeah, I mean, he's yours, too, and I can't think of any ways to combine our names into a boy name." I said. Now I really wished I could read minds. Like angel. Oh, Angel! I missed her so much! And my flock! They were probably so worried about me, while I was relaxing on a hidden island, happily married. And pregnant.
"Ari, can I ask you for a favor?" I asked, knowing that he probably wouldn't let me.
"Anything, my love." He replied sweetly. Maybe he would. No, not really.
"Uh, well… um… I want to see my flock." I looked down, afraid he would be angry with me for wanting to see them.
"Of course, love. But, first, I'm going to have to track them down, of course." He said. It took me a couple seconds to realize what he'd said. I was going to see my flock!