Chapter 305
Chapter 175: You Deserve This
Savannah
My hands were shaking as I stared at the pregnancy tests for what had to be the millionth time.
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Two red lines. Pregnant
I blinked, as if maybe the result would change if I looked long enough. But it didn’t. It stayed the same–bold, clear,
impossible to misread.
“I’m pregnant,” I whispered, the words barely leaving my lips. It still sounded strange out loud. Beautiful and terrifying all
at once.
My heart beat hard against my ribs. I pressed a trembling palm to my stomach, still flat beneath my loose shirt. There was
a tiny life growing inside me–a human being who would have Roman’s eyes, his smile, maybe even his stubbornness.
The thought made my eyes sting. Roman was going to be a dad. It felt unreal, like a dream I was afraid to wake up from.
Then came Lizzie’s voice, loud enough to rattle the foundation of the entire house. “Hey, Sav! Guess the water’s pregnant
too p>
I frowned. “What p>
“Come here, you’ve got to see this! ”
I followed her voice into the other side of the living room, still holding one of the tests like if I put it down it’d cease to be
real. Reese was on the couch, his arm sprawled lazily along the backrest, phone in hand, looking like he’d seen too much
of our chaos already.
Lizzie was standing by the coffee table, grinning like a maniac and holding up one of the test sticks I’d tossed earlier.
“ What are you doing?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.
“She tried to kill them,” Reese said without looking up.
Lizzie whipped her head toward him. “ Don’t make it sound psychotic! I was avenging your pain, Sav! These stupid things
made you cry last time, remember p>
I blinked. “So you… avenged me? ”
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“Exactly! I executed these little traitors. ” She raised the stick proudly. “Boiled them. But now, look–this one’s got two
lines again. Even the water thinks it’s pregnant. ”
I walked closer, squinting. Two lines. “That can’t be right p>
“Maybe it’s possessed,” Lizzie said, dead serious. “You’ve been cursed by the pregnancy gods p>
I snorted. “Or maybe you just boiled the ink. ”
Reese sighed, finally putting down his phone with a look that screamed ‘you two are hopeless‘. “Or maybe the damn
thing’s just expired p>
Lizzie’s mouth fell open. “Expired? What do you mean expired p>
He picked up the test box from the table, turning it in his hand. “See this date? Two years past due. Who the hell sells
expired pregnancy tests? Whoever sold this to you deserves jail time p>
My jaw dropped. “Wait–what p>
“You got this from where?” he asked.
“The drugstore in New Hope. I didn’t p>
“Of course you didn’t.” His voice softened slightly. “That’s beyond negligent. We should report them p>
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Lizzie slammed her hands dramatically on her hips. “Report them? No. Sue them. Take all their money. Drag them. Burn
their reputation to ashes. That’s what they deserve for messing with my cousin’s emotions p>
Reese chuckled under his breath. “You sound like your movies when you say stuff like that p>
She shot him a glare. “Good p>
Their eyes met for a moment too long, a charged, heavy silence stretching between them. I caught my breath. That same hot tension again–like I’d interrupted something intimate.
The image of what I’d walked in on earlier flashed through my mind–Lizzie practically grinding against him, reaching for the remote, his hands dangerously gripping her hips. It had felt too intimate, too personal to pretend I hadn’t seen.
Reese stood abruptly, brushing off invisible lint from his jeans. “Anyway, I’ve got to go see Penny p>
Lizzie blinked. “Who’s Penny p>
“The blonde lawyer who came to the hospital to deliver documents,” I said quietly. “You remember her p>
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Lizzie’s expression twisted. “Oh. Her. That bitch p>
Reese smirked. “Guess she left quite the impression p>
Lizzie crossed her arms. “Yeah, a negative one. Why are you going to see her, anyway? You don’t strike me as the ‘let’s
hang out with arrogant blondes‘ type p>
I tugged on her sleeve, whispering, “Don’t ask. I’ll explain later p>
But Reese didn’t need prompting. Reese had no filter. He just said it as it was.
He shrugged. “We’re sleeping together. I’m going over there to have sex with her p>
Silence. Absolute silence. None of us made a sound. Not even a squeak.
Lizzie’s jaw fell open. My heart nearly stopped.
And I–deciding I had absorbed enough awkwardness for one morning–coughed lightly. “I’ll just, uh… go upstairs.
Roman’s coming home soon. I should… prepare. ”
Neither of them moved or spoke as I made my quiet escape,
Once upstairs, I exhaled a long breath and shut the door behind me. “That was officially too much secondhand
embarrassment for one day,” I muttered.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.