I wait outside the bathroom door, waiting for my friend, Carly, to finish peeing on the pregnancy stick.
She's 7 weeks pregnant and only I, her boyfriend, and her parents know.
We are pranking Harry when he gets back home from picking up some Chinese food.
I had her come over right after he left. It shouldn't be long before he returns back home..
After she's done, she comes out and hands me the positive pregnancy test.
"So, do you want to wait in the bathroom and pretend you are taking the test or just tell him over dinner...?" Carly asks.
"I don't know... Haha" I laugh, "this is going to be hilarious.... Um... Maybe over dinner?" I say.
"Just leave the test downstairs somewhere so you can just grab it if he asks for proof." She says and I nod.
We walk to the downstairs bathroom and place it in one of the drawers.
I hear his car pull up and go to the living room, sitting down with Carly.
He walks into the house as soon as Carly sits down and we jerk our heads go him as he shuts the door.
He carries two bags of takeout and he has his back turned as he closes the door. He's about to walk upstairs, but he glances over and sees us.
"Hey..?" He says, walking into the living room.
I stay silent, pretending to be upset as I glance at my lap.
"What's going on?" He asks as he walks further in, setting the bags on the coffee table in front of us.
"I need to tell you something." I say, softly.
He glances to Carly. "Okay..?"
He continues to stand in front of me.
"Could you please sit down?" I ask.
I can't believe this is happening... Just keep a straight face.. Haha.
Carly stands up for him to sit down and he cautiously sits down beside me.
"So..." I say, pretending to try and stay away from the topic as long as possible, "you know how I've been feeling like crap lately?"
He nods. "Yeah.."
"Well, Carly went to the store and bought me a... Pregnancy test.." I hold back a laugh. "Um... She brought it over when you weren't here and I took it and.."
"And..?" He asks, hoping the answer is negative.
"And... I'm pregnant." I say.
"Where's the test at?" He asks, wanting proof.
I stand up and walk down the hall to get it.
I return a few seconds later with it in my hands. I sit back down beside him and let him look at it.
"I'm guessing 2 lines mean yes?" He asks and Carly and I both nod. He stares at it for a minute in silence. "Are you sure you didn't take it wrong..?"
I look at him with an expression that says 'really'.
"Um.. You pee on a stick, I don't know how difficult it can be, Harry." I say.
"So.. You're pregnant..?" He asks, reassuring himself.
I nod. "Yeah."
"What are your thoughts?" He asks, looking up to me with a blank expression.
Does he not care if I was actually pregnant? He doesn't look upset, nor happy...
"Scared." I say.
Simple one word answers that get me by...
He sighs. "Fuck..."
He sets his head in his hand, still holding the test in his hand.
"I'm sorry." I say, trying to think of what I would actually do in this situation.
He looks up.
"What?" He asks, "you're sorry? Baby, it's my fault that I didn't tell you the condom broke." He says.
My eyes widen, what?
"What're you talking about?.... Why didn't you tell me?!" I yell, getting angry at the thought that I could actually be pregnant..
"I didn't think of it as a big deal.." He says, shrugging it off. "I was caught up in the moment, I didn't want to stop."
"Oh, my god..." I say, "when?"
"I don't know.. Like, a couple weeks or so ago.." He says.
"Why are you acting like it's not a big deal, Harry? You're just shrugging this off?!" I yell.
"Of course... I think it's a big deal.. I mean.. It's my fault.." He says.
He stands up, smiling.
"What?" I ask, wondering at his sudden change in demeanor.
"I'm not that stupid, Y/N.. You're going to have to try a little harder to prank me, than that." He laughs.
I don't laugh. I could actually be pregnant...
"I could actually be pregnant, Harry.." I say, getting ready to burst into tears.
"I was kidding, Y/N.." He laughs.. "I'm not that stupid.."
I punch his shoulder, playfully. "But.. How?"
"I could see Carly back there trying to keep herself from laughing, and then after you started freaking out even more after I told you that the condom broke, I knew this was a joke.. But what I don't understand is how you got the test to turn positive..."
"Carly's pregnant." I say.
"Congrats, Carly.." He smiles at her.
"And Y/N, if you were actually pregnant, I would probably know before you.. Just because I kind of knew Carly was pregnant, just the way she acted when she was around you or me.."
"Haha.." I laugh, sarcastically.
