Attraction

41.

I park beside the coffee shop down the road from my job, it's the same coffee shop where Regina works. As I walk up to the front I wait politely as the blonde turns around as we exchange friendly smiles—Regina. We greet one another as I order a cappuccino and wait quietly at the small table with different varieties of sugars as I wait for my name to be called. After driving back to the store to clock in, I quickly do so as I get behind the register and sip my coffee.

Today was one of those days where I felt like I had overslept but in reality I had woken up early to my alarm. It was one of those days where I had little to no energy, I had gotten dressed and read the note Paul had left on my side of the bed.

Good morning, I had to go to work early but there's breakfast I made for you on the counter wrapped up. I love you. Stay warm.

I had rushed out of the front door after eating but I wasn't late for work, I only felt like I was late. As I throw my hair in a low ponytail I look up when Bly walk in the store, she gives me a friendly smile which I return. I grab my purse I turn to face her.

"I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be back." I say, she nods as she comes behind the register.

When I open the bathroom stall and pull out a tampon but I frown softly feeling confused and slightly anxious—It's been five days and I still haven't had my period yet. I'm five days late... But I can't be—No, no, no. Not that. But the app I have downloaded on my phone said I was supposed to start days ago—This can't be right.

Maybe it's stress related so my body is delaying my period, but I'm not stressed out. I'm nowhere near stressed out. I put the unopened tampon back in my bag as I was my hands and go back out to the register where Bly is. I've never had a late period before and even if I had it wouldn't have worried me this much because I had never had sex before I met Paul. I spend the rest of my shift checking customers in and out of the store while Bly works in the back of the store opening new shipments and stocking the shelves.

When spending the remainder of the drive leaving the store with thoughts clouding my mind about my current situation. After debating with myself for ten minutes and giving in, I decide on buying a pregnancy test from the local pharmacy. As I hang my coat up on the hook by the front door I take off my boots and walk to the bathroom. After waiting and bouncing my leg nervously, I run my fingers through my hair and set the pregnancy test box underneath the cupboard of the bathroom sink. I can't take this right now, I'm just going to wait until tomorrow morning.

I look at my calendar on my phone a sigh escapes my lips, I had already had my period last month and I know I'm due for another one so what's the delay. Unless... No. I just can't be. But I should have already had it by now, why am I so late? This doesn't add up. Paul and I have never used condoms before, the conversation just never came up. But if this does turn out to be just a pregnancy scare maybe I should rethink not using any sort of protection with Paul. I could get on birth control...and then of course, there's condoms that we could use.

But what if the pregnancy test turns out to be positive, then what? Would Paul react happily? Do I even want a baby right now? Do I even safe to bring a baby into a world of vampire and werewolves?
So many questions run through my head as I go to lay down on the bed. I pick up my phone and scroll through my texts as I lay my head against the pillow.
I wish I could fall asleep. I cannot have a baby right now, I just can't. My teeth take my bottom lip as I chew on it nervously pondering the many thoughts that run through my mind—after a good few minutes of this, my eyes close.

The sound of the shower on the other side of the wall awakens me as I sit up in bed as I get up and go to the kitchen. I grab a glass from the cupboard filling it with water as I drink it quickly. The cold feeling wakes me up a little bit more but it doesn't relax me.
If it turns out that I am pregnant, what will my mom say? Truth me told she would probably be overjoyed. But would he be overjoyed? The shower turns off and the bathroom door opens as Paul walks out wearing a towel around his waist.