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When he turned to look at me I froze. The betrayal in his face gripped at my heart and I bit my lip. What now? What was I going to do?

God, I was so stupid. Why didn't I just put it away?

"This was why you walked out of class on Wednesday?"

The frustration in his voice was evident. I clenched my fists and squared my shoulders. "Why are you looking through my stuff?"

I walked to him and plucked the ultrasound out of his hand. I tucked it back in the book in his lap and he just continued to stare at me.

"Answer my question. Did you know since Wednesday that you're pregnant?"

Hearing him say it out loud made reality come crashing down on me. I shook my head.

"No."

"What does that mean? How long have you known?"

I pressed my lips together and stared down at my book. Stupid traitorous book. He grabbed the book from me and set it on the couch beside him.

"Two weeks."

"You've known for two w