Two weeks passed and Alexa called me to tell me she had not gotten her period yet.
“Can you come over now?” I asked, “I bought a pregnancy test the other day.”
“Yes!” she squealed, “I’ll be over right away!”
My palms began to sweat waiting for her and it seemed to take her forever to arrive, but when she did we rushed into the bathroom where she peed on the plastic pregnancy test strip.
Minutes passed while we both huddled together, I could hardly breath waiting for the test to reveal our fate. Slowly I could see one line form in the test window, and then another – we were pregnant!
“Oh my God!” She cried, “I can’t believe it, I’m going to have a baby!”
Alexa jumped up and down and then grabbed hold of me, giving me the biggest bear hug ever.
“Thank you so much!” she exclaimed, “You have made me so happy!”
“And you have made me so happy too!” I replied, hugging her back.
“What are we going to tell daddy… and your wife?”
“I honestly don’t know,” I admitted, “but we’ve got a few months to figure things out, and no matter what, I will support you and provide for you and the baby’s every need.”
I knew that I would have to eventually face the consequences of my actions, but in that moment the inevitable felt like a million miles away. No doubt I would lose my wife, and possibly my best friend, but I finally would have what I’ve wanted for a long time – A bundle of joy that I could call my very own.
THE END