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“Are you ru
“Yes, babe, I am. I’ll meet you downstairs.”
I felt sick again like I did every morning and I went into the bathroom and threw up. I thought the excitement of Adaly
“It’s about time,” he said.
“Sorry, I couldn’t find my shoes,” I lied.
We ran and talked about the wedding. “Wait until you see how beautiful Adaly
“I can hardly wait,” Ian replied sarcastically.
I bumped his shoulder and he almost fell over. “Oops, sorry!” I laughed.
“Now you’re in trouble,” he said as he tried to grab me, but I ran way ahead of him. He was faster than I was and he caught up to me in no time. He grabbed me, picked me up, and swung me around before we went down on the sand. He hovered over me as he tried to catch his breath.
“See what happens when you push me?” He smiled.
“I like what happens when I push you. I think I might do it more often.” I smiled back.
He stared into my eyes as he pushed some stray hairs out of my face. “I love you, Rory Sinclair.”
“I love you more, Ian Braxton.”
“Not possible.” He smiled as he lowered his lips onto mine.
“We need to head back. I have to shower and meet Adaly
“Ah, that’s right. You’re going to pick your dress up today.”
He got off of me and held out his hand to help me up. Instead of ru
“I love spending my mornings like this. Just me and you, the beach, our runs. It’s perfect, Rory, and I don’t want it any other way.”
His words made me melt, but then again scared me. What did he mean by he “didn’t want it any other way”? I laid my head on his shoulder until we got back to the house. We showered together and then he left for the office. As soon as I was finished getting dressed, I drove to the bridal shop to meet Adaly
“Hello, darling,” she said as she gave me a hug and kiss.
“Hi.” I smiled.
The sales lady had my dress hanging in the fitting room. I stepped inside, put on the dress, and tried to zip it.
“Adaly
“Sure, sweetie. What’s wrong?”
“I can’t seem to zip this up all the way,” I said in a panic.
“Hold on, let me do it. These zippers are tricky. Rory, you’re going to have to suck it in. Have you put on some weight?”
“NO!” I said. “They sewed it wrong.”
Adaly
“It looks like you put on a few pounds,” she said.
I was horrified that she said that. “I most certainly did not and with all the vomiting I’ve been doing, I’ve barely been eating.”
“Wait, hold up, Rory. What do you mean with ‘all the vomiting’?”
“I think I’m really nervous about the wedding because I’ve been throwing up every morning.”
Adaly
“I can do it. Don’t worry. It will be done before your wedding.”
The sales lady left and I stood there speechless. “Rory, when was your last period?” Adaly
“Oh God, I don’t know. With everything going on the past couple of months, I haven’t been keeping track. Why?”
“Are you pregnant?”
“WHAT?!” I exclaimed. “No, I’m not pregnant.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I take my pill every day.”
“Were there times when you didn’t take your pill because you forgot with everything going on?”
“Well, yes. But I just doubled up the next morning or two,” I said as I bit down on my bottom lip. “OH MY GOD, Adaly
“Don’t cry, please. Change out of your dress and we’ll talk about it over lunch.”
Adaly
“Aw, darling. Don’t cry. You don’t even know for sure if you’re pregnant.”
She handed the dress to the sales lady, who promised to have it finished by tomorrow afternoon. As we walked down the street to the café for lunch, we passed a drug store.
“Let’s go in here and get you a pregnancy test,” Adaly
“I don’t want to know.” I started to cry.
“Rory, you have to know. If you are, then you have to get to a doctor.”
I started bawling in the middle of the store. “What if I am? It’s going to destroy mine and Ian’s relationship.”
“Aw, sweetie, no, it won’t. Ian loves you. If anything, it will bring you closer.”
I shook my head. “No, no, you don’t understand. Ian doesn’t want children. He point blank told me that he wants nothing to do with them. He won’t even hold Co
“Stop. Let’s not get worked up until we find out for sure. Come on; let’s pay for this and we’ll grab some carry out and take it back to my house.”
As we were at the register, paying for the pregnancy test, my phone rang. It was Ian.
“Hi, honey,” I answered, all cheery.
“Hi, sweetheart. How’s your day going?”
“It’s great. Adaly
“Good. Are you feeling okay?”
“Yeah, I’m feeling great,” I lied.
“Okay, I’m on my way to a meeting, sweetheart. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
I hung up and looked at Adaly
I took in a deep breath as I peed on the stick. Adaly
“Oh, Rory,” Adaly
I knew by the sound of her voice that it was positive. I opened one eye and peeked. Yep, sure enough, there was the plus sign as plain as fucking day. I started to sob as I closed the lid on the toilet and sat down. Daniel knocked on the door and asked if everything was okay.
“Rory’s pregnant,” Adaly
“OMG!” I cried even harder.
“Why is she crying?” Daniel asked as he opened the door.
“Because of Ian. She’s scared of him.”
“I am not scared of him. I’m scared of what this baby will do to our relationship.”
Daniel put his arm around me and helped me up. “Come on, Rory. Let’s go to the living room. I think Ian will be happy. It might take some time, but he’ll adjust.”
“No, he won’t. He doesn’t want kids.”
I finally calmed down and sat at the table while Adaly
“Are you on your way home? I’m surprised you’re not home yet.”
“I’m on my way now. I’m sorry.”
“There’s no need to apologize, sweetheart. I’ll see you soon. Be careful driving.”
I hugged Adaly
“Not until after the wedding. I’m not having your wedding ruined.”