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"I'm not pregnant...!" I gasped out loud, still unable to fully process what I was seeing.

I blinked hard, double-checking the pregnancy test, but nope - there was no mistaking that negative result now.

I couldn't believe it. After all the stress and anxiety, all the what-ifs and worst-case scenarios playing on a loop in my head...lady luck was actually smiling down on me for once.

A wide, giddy grin spread across my face as relief washed over me in waves.

"I'm not expecting a baby. I can't believe how freaking fantastic this is!" I did a little happy dance around the bathroom, the worry melting off my shoulders. "I'm not pregnant, thank god!"

This simplified things immensely - I wouldn't have to deal with bearing Karl's child and all the complications that would bring.

No morning sickness, no weird cravings, no massively swollen ankles to look forward to. I was off the hook, scotch free!

But then a new worry started creeping in. If I really wasn't pregnant...were all these