Cleo paced quietly around the perimeter of the kitchen, clutching the little plastic pregnancy stick in her hands — two pink positive lines.

it explained so much, in hindsight. she had been waking up in the morning sick to her stomach and moody beyond belief. it was only when her period came two weeks late that she decided to bite the bullet and purchase the test.

Cleo almost couldn’t believe it, and the anxiety gnawed at her gut. of course she wanted a child, but would you?