NYLON ~ CHAPTER ELEVEN ~ YOU'RE NOT GETTING LAID TONIGHT

Hanna propped her feet up on her desk and spun around to look out the window. It was nearly sunset and she was ready to go home. She pulled her files together and stuffed them into her bag before standing up to go. Hanna was nearly out the door when she heard the phone ring.

"Shit!" she said running back to her desk to answer it. "Hello?"

"Hanna?" it was Emily.

"Hey," Hanna smiled at the sound of her friend's voice. "What's up?"

"I wanted to thank you," Emily told her, "for setting me up with Kristen. We had a really good time."

"That's great," Hanna replied. "I knew it would work out."

"Well, we're going out again tonight," Emily said, "and my sitter just bailed. I was wondering if maybe you could come over and watch Alison."

"You're trusting me with Alison?" Hanna teased. "I thought I was your last resort."

"You are," Emily admitted. "Everyone else is busy but I really don't mean anything by it. I just thought you'd enjoy some special time with Ali since you set me up with Kristen."

"I am honored to be your backup backup baby-sitter," Hanna laughed. "What time should I come by?"

"Can you be here at seven?" Emily asked.

"Definitely," Hanna replied. The two girls said their goodbyes and Hanna hung up so she could make it home to change before heading to Emily's place. She arrived at the townhouse an hour later and Emily buzzed her in.

"You're here," Emily smiled opening the door.

"You look gorgeous," Hanna told her as Emily spun around showing off her red sheath dress.

"Thanks," Emily gushed. "I'm glad you like it."

"Seriously, there's no way you're not getting laid tonight," Hanna teased.

"Ha ha," Emily laughed. "Okay, Ali is in the playroom. She already ate and she should be in bed at eight thirty but just make sure you brush her teeth before she goes to sleep. All the important numbers are on the fridge."

"Got it," Hanna said tiptoeing inside to find Alison playing with dolls while the TV was on in the corner. Emily snuck out the door careful to make sure Alison didn't see her or she'd burst into tears.

"Hanna!" Alison shrieked running into the blonde's arms.

"Hey princess," Hanna said hugging the little girl and spinning her around the room. "Are you ready to hang out tonight?"

"Yupp!" Alison told her. "I saved you my favorite doll."

"Thank you," Hanna smiled accepting the toy. The two played together for just over an hour until Hanna had to break the news to Alison that it was time for bed.

"I wanna stay with you," Alison told her trying to hide her sleep.

"But you need to sleep," Hanna told her. "Why don't we brush your teeth and then I'll read you a story."

"Okay," Alison said finally letting Hanna pick her up and set her on the bathroom counter.

"Alright," Hanna smiled picking up Alison's princess toothbrush. "Where do you think the toothpaste is?"

"In there," Alison pointed toward the cupboards. Hanna dug around through the stacks of soap and ovulation tests before she finally found a half empty tube of toothpaste. Alison shook her head violently. "No, I was the bubblegum."

"Okay then," Hanna kept searching until she finally saw the pink tube. "Bubblegum toothpaste!"

"Yay!" Alison giggled. Hanna helped her brush her teeth and then they got ready for bed before Hanna read the little girl a fairy tale.

"Good night," Hanna finally told her when the book was done but Alison had already fallen asleep. Hanna tucked her in and turned off the light. She tiptoed into the living room and quietly turned on the television to keep from waking Alison.

She was just settling into the couch when her phone beeped. A notification popped up which read You're period is fourteen days late. Hanna paused for a moment trying to remember when her last period was and if she'd possibly forgotten to log it on her phone. It took a minute to realize that she was actually two weeks late. She thought back to earlier in the morning when she'd felt ill after smelling Chinese food one of her coworkers had brought in. Suddenly Hanna came to the startling realization that she might be pregnant.

Hanna rushed back to the bathroom and searched for the unopened package of pregnancy tests she'd seen in the cupboard. She pulled it out and checked the expiration date. Do these still even work she thought to herself. She didn't care. She'd planted the idea in her head and now she couldn't rest until she knew for sure. Hanna ripped the test open and followed the instructions to get the most accurate result. When she was done she laid the test on the counter and waited the five minutes in order to get the right result. Her timer had two minutes left when she heard Emily open the front door.

"Hello?" Emily whispered following the light.

"Hey," Hanna smiled practically jumping out of the bathroom and hiding the test behind her.

"How was she?" Emily asked.

"She was perfect," Hanna told her trying not to show how freaked out she was. "She went down a few minutes ago."

"Thanks again," Emily told her. "I had a really great time."

"That's awesome," Hanna smiled. "You deserve someone good in your life."

"Yeah," Emily mused. Their discussion was abruptly interrupted by the timer on Hanna's phone. Emily looked around. "What was that?"

"Sorry," Hanna mouthed hoping she hadn't woken Alison. She pulled the test and phone out from behind her.

"Holy…" Emily clasped a hand over her mouth. "Are you…?"

"I don't know," Hanna took a deep breath. "I'm scared to look."

"Do you want me to check?" Emily offered. Hanna nodded and handed her the stick. A smile crossed Emily's face. "It's negative."

Hanna breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Emily. She gave her friend a hug. "Thank you."

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