Page 55 of Giving It to the Monster

“What is it, Mel, you’re scaring me?”

“I think I’m pregnant,” she said with tears in her eyes.

“Oh.”

“Yeah, oh. When I married Pea, he didn’t want kids, Penny. I didn’t want kids.” She let out a breath. “I don’t know what to do.”

Penny pulled her in for a hug. “We’ll take care of it. I promise.”

Melissa hugged her sister close, wondering if she could take care of it.

She wanted that baby.

What if Pea didn’t?

Was she strong enough to go it alone?

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