120 Days: A Caged Soul. A Shackled Heart. And an Hourglass (The Hourglass Series) by Rose Richards

Author:Rose Richards [Richards, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

We’re in Jason’s room in the two-bedroom apartment he shares with a roommate, sitting up against the headboard with takeout in our lap while he looks for a movie for us to watch.

I open the container of sesame chicken and cringe at the awful smell. Closing the lid, I place the food on the nightstand beside me and take sips of the lemonade instead. So, we don’t like takeout anymore, got it.

“What’s wrong?” Jason asks.

“Not really hungry.”

He places his food on the nightstand beside him and takes one of my hands in his. “Skye, you’ve been distant all night, what’s the matter?”

I gaze into the dark-brown eyes of my handsome, high-yellow Rican boyfriend of two years, and all I see is genuine concern. I have been distant the entire night. He doesn’t deserve that, but this is a big change, and I’m not sure I’ve accepted it. Telling someone—telling him—just makes it so much more real. That and the fact that my love for sesame chicken is gone.

“I need to tell you something,” I utter, low and disinclined.

A frown forms as if apprehension is rising in him. “What’s up?”

“I’m pregnant.”

He dips his chin. “You serious?”

I take a deep breath. “Yes. I took two tests this morning.” I lay back on the headboard, dropping my head back, peering at him from the corner of my eye. “What do we do? I’m in school, I only work part time. I can’t afford a baby. Can we even afford a baby?”

He brings me in for a hug. “It’s okay, baby, we’ll figure it out.” He kisses me, then slightly grins. “So no more takeout?”

“Yeah, I’m totally not eating that.”

Chuckling, he holds me close for the remainder of the night. Relief washes over me. I suddenly feel like everything’s going to be alright.

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