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“Well, what else can it be?”

He bucks his eyes at me as if it's obvious. “I think you’re pregnant.”

“Will, I can't be pregnant. It’s impossible.”

“Look, I know you said you went to a doctor who told you were infertile, but you also said that man was a friend of Declan’s. I wouldn’t trust that. And let me ask you this, do you and Red use condoms? When was your last period?”

I open my mouth, but nothing comes out. I never thought to second-guess when Frank told me I was infertile. I mean, he is a doctor. Why would he lie about something like that?

“Mmhm, exactly,” Will sasses as he watches the wheels spinning inside of my mind. “Boo, I’m a nanny. Trust me. I know all the signs of pregnant women, and I strongly believe there’s a little baby in there.”

He reaches into the bag and pulls out a pregnancy test. “It won't hurt to take it. At least you’ll know where to go from here once you do.”

Grabbing the box, I go into the bathroom and take the test. While I wait for the results, my heart pounds. I have so manymixed emotions about this. I had come to peace about being infertile a long time ago.

If I am pregnant, I know I want to keep it, but what will I tell Red. The only reason we’ve never used a condom is because he believes I can't get pregnant. Not to mention, we haven’t been together long. Bringing a baby into our relationship could change everything.

This is just a hot mess.

The timer goes off, and I pick up the stick. The wordpregnantis there in big, bold letters.

Oh my God.

My eyes fill with tears as I stare at the test in disbelief.

I always wanted to be a mother, and the fact that I was told that would never happen crushed me. I step out of the bathroom and Will is still sitting there with a knowing look.

“Was I right, or was I right?”

I choke out a laugh, and the tears spill over. “I’m going to be a mom, Will,” I croak out.

He gets up and wraps his around me, holding me. I silently cry happy tears. Even though this happened at an unfortunate time, I wouldn’t take this back even if I could.

My thoughts drift off to Declan and Frank, and I become furious. Either something changed, causing me to be able to have a baby, or I was lied to. Knowing Declan, I’m guessing it’s the latter. But I need to know why I was lied to. That doesn’t make a bit of sense.

“Are you going to tell Red when he gets home?” Will pulls back, wiping the tears from my face.

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” he repeats with a frown.

Sighing, I walk over to the bed and plop down. “Red believes I can't have children just like I did. The first time we had sex, he wanted to use a condom, and I told him it wasn’t necessarybecause I couldn’t get pregnant. I don’t know how he’s going to feel about this.”

Will takes a seat next to me and wraps his arm around me.

“I don’t know how he will feel about this, Alice, but you have to tell him. He deserves to know. But just know that if he turns his back on you for some reason, I’ll be behind you every step of the way.”

“I hear you, but for now, I think I’m going to keep this to myself until this drama dies down. Once it does, I’ll tell Red.”

“You’ll tell me what?” Red asks, walking through the door.

Uh-oh.

Chapter Twenty-Four

BIG RED

ONE HOUR AGO

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