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- LECTURES 2,921
- Chapitres 42
"Pregnant? As in... you're going to have a baby?"
The words feel unreal as they leave Nancy's lips, echoing in the space between them and shattering the fragile normalcy Joe has always relied on. For years, they've been best friends - inseparable, unshakeable, certain that whatever the world threw at them, they would face it side by side. They were never supposed to cross that line. And yet, one forgettable birthday party, one impulsive night filled with laughter, comfort, and feelings neither of them were ready to name, changes everything.
What was meant to be a mistake quietly forgotten becomes impossible to ignore. As the reality of an unplanned future settles in, so do the emotions they've spent years burying beneath friendship and fear. Stolen glances linger a little too long.
Conversations grow heavier, charged with everything left unsaid. The closeness that once felt effortless now feels dangerous - because acknowledging it means risking everything they've ever known.
As expectations press in from all sides and the weight of their choices becomes impossible to escape, Joe and Nancy are forced to confront the truth of what they mean to each other. Love, once hidden behind jokes and shared history, demands to be seen. But love isn't simple, and neither is the path ahead. Trust is tested. Hearts are laid bare. And the possibility of losing each other becomes just as terrifying as the thought of moving forward together.
With their friendship hanging in the balance and an unexpected future waiting to be claimed, Joe and Nancy must decide whether to let fear dictate their story - or to take a leap into something far more fragile and beautiful than either of them ever imagined. Because sometimes, the love you're most afraid of is the one that's been there all along, quietly waiting to be chosen.