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I grab my glass and lift it softly.
“Let’s make a toast.” I wait until she picks up hers too. “To you, Penny Levine, for seeing beyond my bullshit and giving me a taste of what life can be with someone you love.”
Her eyes gloss over again, but this time she’s smiling bright.
“To you, Miles MacAllister,” she says, “for making me realize my worth beyond my bank account.”
We clink our glasses together.
Supper passes easily after that, and I secretly breathe easier when Penny manages to eat without getting sick again.
But the second we get back to the suite, Penny darts toward the bathroom.
“Miles?” she calls through the door a minute later.
“Yeah, boss?”
There’s a pause.
Then: “I hate to ask this…” Her voice goes small. “But do you think you could go buy a pregnancy test?”
Chapter 34
Penny
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” I mutter as I pace the bathroom, pulling at my hair.
I try to remember the last time I took my birth control pill.
With everything going on with Easton, I completely stopped paying attention to it sometime after the holidays. I’d miss days. Forgot entirely and took it at random hours when I didremember.
Ever since Valentine’s, Miles and I have been sexing without condoms. And he’s the only man I’ve been with.
I don’t even need the test. I should have connected the dots earlier—the exhaustion, the nausea—it all adds up.
“Open the door,” Miles says after a while.
I unlock it slowly, keeping my eyes trained on the floor.
“Penélope.” His voice turns firmer. “Look at me.”
I inhale deeply before finally forcing myself to meet his eyes. And when I do, I know everything’s going to be okay.
He looks calm. Steady. Almost excited.
“Go pee,” he says as he hands me the bag. “Then we’ll wait together. I got you.”
His carefree nature is front and center while my world implodes.
I nod, grab the bag, and close the bathroom door.
As I set everything up, I whisper a silent prayer.
“If I’m pregnant… please give me the clarity to choose what’s best for everyone involved.”
A few minutes later, I wash my hands and walk back out.
Miles is exactly where I left him.
