Page 61 of Give Me Forever Love

Floor after floor, I think more and more about this whole situation. Why can’t Jace let this go?

“Oh, and you did a great job. Turned your club basement into an illegal gambling operation, and then you did an even better job by getting mixed up with murderers.”

I hit the bottom and exit the building. Jace is a sarcastic little punk.

But he isn’t wrong.

Chapter Twenty-Two

Kathrine

I open my console and grab my engagement ring before sliding it onto my finger. Exiting my car, I hit the lock button twice and head inside the doctor’s office. I’m greeted by a bright smile at the front desk.

“Hey, Kat,” Sam, the receptionist, says. She looks over at her computer. “Oh, I see you missed your last appointment.”

I scrunch my face, likeoops. “I did.” I’ve been coming to this same doctor’s office since I started working for Karen, so they know me pretty well. “I was hoping Dr. Gavin could fit me in last minute to do my shot?” I don’t tell her there’s a small chance I could be pregnant.

“She’s finishing up with her last patient for the day. I’m sure she can take care of that really quick. Just have a seat and I’ll go back there and ask her.”

“Thank you so much,” I say, turning to sit down.

I was irresponsible and I can’t imagine what Bryce will say if I’m pregnant. I just don’t think that’s good for us right now, but sometimes life doesn’t care what’s good for you.

You get what you get, and you deal because that’s the only choice you have. I’m also feeling guilty because I haven’t told Claire I’m engaged. I can’t deal with her scrutiny right now. I’m happy about this, and I know she will give me a phony smile and pretend like she is, too, but it’ll be fake. And truthfully, it’ll hurt.

“Kat,” Sam says, grabbing my attention. “She said to come on back.”

“Is she mad?” I ask nervously.

“Nah. You’re good.”

I sigh in relief and head through the door, down the hall and to the right. Dr. Gavin sits at the computer when I tap on the door.

“Hey, come on in,” she says cheerfully.

“I’m so sorry to drop in like this. I missed my appointment, and I need to get this situation rectified.”

She takes off her eyeglasses and gives me her full attention. “Wait. How long has it been?” she asks.

I wince. “I think we should do a pregnancy test first.”

She nods. “Ah.” She stands up and slides the chair under the table. “Well, that’s what we’ll do.”

I sit nervously after I pee on the stick. Dr. Gavin lectures me about how I’m more fertile after the shot wears off and how if I didn’t want to have a baby right now I should not have waited.

And all I can do is agree with her because she’s right. This was so stupid of me. I put my face in my hands and pray that the stupid stick says what I want it to.

I mean, in a way, Bryce and I getting married is a little quick. Hell, we just moved in together. I haven’t even unpacked all my boxes!

Anxiety starts to swim in my gut, and I feel sweat trickle down my back.

This is all too much.

This is all too much, too fast.

Maybe I shouldn’t have said yes to Bryce so quickly? There were the tulips and the sun and the morning dew and everything was perfect, and he was so perfect, and I was so happy, and I don’t get why I even thought that…

I’m just having a panic attack.

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