Page 94 of How to Score Off Field

"Good. And hey, even if the worst-case scenario were to happen—which I highly doubt—you wouldn't be alone in this. You've got me and you’ve got Grady and all our friends."

Grady.

Why did she have to mention my brother?

Not only is he going to freak the hell out but he’s going to go postal on Drew.

My stomach is in knots.

The conversation continued, seamlessly transitioning from my worries to lighter topics, and I hear most of them. Mostly.

Eventually, Miranda has to end the call, and when she does, I stand in the middle of the living room with my phone in the palm of my hand. Sure, I'm relieved my bestie has managed to talk me down off the ledge, but that doesn’t stop the reality of the situation from sinking in again.

I mightactuallybe pregnant.

And no matter how badly I want it not to be true, I can’t help but think that it is.

Because my body just knows.

I place a hand on my stomach.

I, the girl who can barely keep a cactus alive, could potentially be responsible for a tiny human being.

Shit.

I let out a theatrical sigh and sprawl out on the couch again, staring at the ceiling.

"Well, this is a fine mess you've gotten yourself into," I mutter to myself. "Why would you have let him bang you without a condom, you idiot? Who does that?"

Just because he’s the crush of your life and your childhood fantasy doesn’t mean you weren’t going to get yourself preggo—or an STD.

Don’t even get me started onthat…

I roll my eyes at my own melodrama, but deep down, I can't help feeling a flutter of excitement beneath the layers of anxiety.

I was told I might never be able to get pregnant, so I’m not going to lie and say the thought of a little version of me running around is both terrifying and oddly…exciting. I can already picture mini-me demanding bedtime stories and insisting on ice cream for breakfast.

No.

Dude, you’re twenty-one.

Your parents are going to freak out.

Speaking of mini-me, I can practically hear my brother's voice in my head, complete with his signature overprotective scowl. Grady is going to flip when he finds out. He's been in big brother mode since we were kids, and the idea of his baby sister becoming an actual mother will make his head explode.

But then there's Drew.

Ah, Drew.

The guy who swept into my life like a whirlwind and turned everything upside down. What if I’m about to turn his life upside down when all I wanted was one night with him?

Don’t be ridiculous. You won’t ruin your lives if you find out you're pregnant. Plenty of people who aren’t in relationships manage just fine.

I mean, I don’t know any, but they’re out there.

Ha!

A surge of affection warms my chest as I think about his goofy smile and the way his eyes light up when he talks about his favorite nerdy books and how he admires his older brothers because they’re all bonded by football.

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