Unexpectantly In Love by Jessa York

Author:Jessa York [York, Jessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-04T18:30:00+00:00

16

Sloane

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“Good grief,” Mabel said as she peeked over my shoulder. “Are you going to take all that stuff?”

My stomach twisted, and churned the more I read about all of these medications. “If we want to make a baby, I guess I’ll have to,” I said, my voice sounding almost undecided to my own ears.

But, Dominic, and I had decided we’d do this.

We were going to make a baby together.

And, in order to do just that—I was going to be putting all of this—stuff in my body.

“Do you even know what all of that is? I can’t pronounce half of it.” Mabel was not lying.

The product information sheets lay around me like wrapping paper on Christmas morning.

Mabel picked up a few, and sat down beside me on the couch. “Whoa, look at all the possible side effects on this one,” she said, reading off some of the more scary, possible reactions.

“Stop!” I cried, throwing my hands up in the air.

Right at that moment, Freddie took the opportunity to swoop down. He snatched the paper right out of my hand as he mimicked me. “Stop! Stop! Stop!”

Mabel burst out laughing. “Maybe take that as a sign?”

I let out a long sigh. “Oh, Freddie. What am I going to do with you?” I watched while he landed on his perch by the window. He still hadn’t let go of the paper in his hooked beak.

Mabel set her hand on my arm. “I mean, I can see you taking this stuff if you’ve already tried—everything else. But, you haven’t.”

I knew what she was saying—because the same thoughts were running through my head.

The decision to start on this fertility road really was daunting. For the most part, I carefully watched what I ate, and drank. I tried to live as “clean” a life as possible.

I hated to take anything for a simple headache.

And now, I had a mountain of meds before me that I couldn’t even pronounce.

“This is the only way I can make a baby with Dominic, though,” I said in a semi defeated voice.

Back at the doctor’s office, we’d had a moment or two when I thought he was going to lean down, and kiss me.

Which was silly.

Because he didn’t think of me like that—he couldn’t think of me like that.

But, I’d also realized something—I thought of him like that.

I’d really, really, really wanted Dominic to bend down, and kiss the life right out of me.

I knew that would never happen.

And somehow, for some reason, it made me incredibly sad.

Mabel slid her hand off my arm, and sat further back, curling her legs underneath her. “You deserve the best, Sloane. Don’t forget that, okay? I know this is the path you’ve chosen to take—and I respect your decision. But, I’m your friend. I know what a fabulous person you are—and how much you have to offer someone.”

I smiled at her, and said, “You’re too nice, Mabel. But, I made a commitment to go through with this—and I’m going to do it. I promised Dominic.

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