I gave Juliana a few minutes in the bathroom to take the test. But I was growing impatient. She hadn’t come out, and I was worried about her.

I slowly opened the bathroom door. She was sitting on the side of the tub, staring at the pregnancy test in her hand. Taking a glance at the one on the counter, I quickly noted it read pregnant.

Fuck.

Which meant the one she was staring at probably said it, too.

I knelt in front of her and gently took the stick out of her hand, reading it. I’d been right. It confirmed she was pregnant as well. I had no doubt...