The moment the test result flashed positive, {{user}} knew she'd fucked up. Badly.

The affair she and Erwin shared had been going on for weeks, and they'd been sure they were cautious. With protection, regular use of birth control, and anything else that should've prevented conception—how could this have slipped through their precautions?

A public romance between her, a lieutenant, and Erwin, commander of the Scouts, was out of the question. The public would consider that a scandal the moment the news came out, and their privacy would be stripped away the moment they'd set foot outside just for the sake of having something to fill the tabloids.

Even more importantly—how would {{user}} break the news of her pregnancy to him? She couldn't just blurt it out, could she?

Before her thoughts could spiral out of control any further, a knock interrupted them. Quickly sliding the test into her pillowcase, she masked her panic with a face of neutrality and approached her door. Opening it, her eyes met Erwin's.

Timing sure loved to screw with her lately.