Ash

"I'm pregnant!"

My world tilts for some precious seconds, before righting itself.

Pregnant.

She's Pregnant.

Pregnant. . . with a child.

My child.

How come?

Unfortunately, my brain isn't able to comprehend what she just said. "What did you just say?"

Tears slide down her eyes and her shoulders hunch forward, like she's carrying the weight of the world on them. I wish I can hold her in my arms and tell her everything will be fine but my brain - it's refusing to boot.

"How. . . is that possible?" The words are out before I know it but I instantly regret it when I see her reaction....