Rose sat on the lid of the toilet, her eyes glued to the small white stick on the bathroom counter. Her heart was racing, and her stomach threatened to discard the breakfast she had eaten that morning. She couldn’t remember the last time her nerves had been wound this tight.
“Come on.” She murmured, glancing at the timer. One minute left before it was safe to look at the results.
She placed her elbow on the counter, resting her head in her hand and she took a deep breath. Surely John would be excited right? No, they hadn’t planned on something like this happening, but he always enjoyed chatting with the neighborhood kids when he and Rose would go for walks. Surely he wouldn’t mind one of his own...
The timer rang out, causing Rose to jump. She stood up, reaching out a shaky hand to pick up the small test. Two pink lines shown up at her. She was pregnant.
“Great.” She sighed as a new wave of nervousness washed over her. She opened the bathroom door, taking deep breaths as she walked from their bedroom to the living room. She chewed her lip nervously as her eyes fell on John sitting on the couch, reading.
“I need to talk to you.” She said, timidly going to stand in front of him. She held out the test, letting it show him the results since she couldn’t bring herself to say it out loud.