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You felt another wave of nausea wrack your body as you sat on the toilet, your bare thighs shaking against the cold porcelain. You had waited for Jaehee to leave for work before retrieving the box from your purse and now you could only sit and stare at the small white device that lay on the bathroom sink beside you.
You gnawed on your bottom lip, knowing that the result was ready by now but too afraid to look.
After quite some time, you finally reached a shaky hand to the counter and clutched the pregnancy test. You held it in out front of you and stared at the blue plus sign now displayed on the screen.
You felt like the wind had been knocked out of you. You suddenly dropped the stick to the ground, toppled to the floor and turned just in time to retch into the toilet bowl. Tears streamed down your face as you heaved again and again.
You felt dizzy when the sickness finally subsided. You weakly pulled yourself away from the toilet and sprawled out on the cold tiled floor, weeping softly.
You hadn't realized you'd lost consciousness there until you came to. Jaehee was huddled over you calling your name.
You winced and looked into your friend's concerned eyes.
"MC!" She sputtered in panic as she held up the positive pregnancy test. "We need to get you to a doctor right now! Can you stand?"
You felt a wave of relief that she didn't press for answers just now. You weakly nodded and she helped you up to your feet. You still felt sick and dizzy but you were able to follow Jaehee out to the car.
About an hour later you were seated in the doctor's office with Jaehee sitting across from you.
"Alright, MC. The doctor will be in with your test results shortly." The nurse informed you. She left the room and you glanced at your friend who was now staring at you with an unreadable expression.
A silence fell over you and you had to look away, too ashamed to face her.
"MC..." she started, breaking the deafening silence. "I can't believe you didnt tell me. I thought..." She lowered her voice as if someone might hear, "I thought you were a virgin!"
"I was!" You shot back louder than you meant to. Blushing, you lowered your voice and continued, "I mean, I was... up until a month ago." You drew in a shaky breath.
"Why didn't you tell me?" She whispered sadly.
You swallowed the lump forming in your throat and faught back tears.
"I guess I didn't want you to look at me differently." You admitted sadly. "That and, I didn't want anyone to know. I was trying to erase it from my memory."
You waited for the next question, fully knowing what it was. "Who is the father?"
You screwed your eyes shut. "Please don't ask me that." You pleaded. "Not yet."
"MC... It hurts that you have kept this from me." Jaehee said in a flat tone. "I do not want to pressure you. I thought we were best friends and could tell each other anything." She let out a sigh and shook her head. "Forget it..."
"We are!" You blurted. "Jaehee, Your my best friend in the world! I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. I don't want to keep things from you... it's just..."
Your voice trailed off as you finally looked at her and saw the pained expression on her face. You sighed in defeat.
"Jumin." You said softly. You heard her gasp and looked away again, feeling your face heat up from embarassment.
"What about Jumin?" She demanded. Now her tone was stern, like a disappointed parent pressing for answers.
You rolled your eyes. "It's his." You confirmed. "He's... the father."
The words left a bad taste in your mouth. You glanced at Jaehee. Shock was evident on her face. She looked almost as sick as you felt. She opened her mouth to speak and you prepared for the next barrage of questions but much to your relief, the door opened and in stepped the doctor.
"Good afternoon, Miss MC." The doctor greeted in a chipper voice.
"Hello." You said, licking your dry lips.
"I have the results of your blood test." He said with a grin. "Congratulations! You're about three weeks pregnant!" He seemed oblivious to the gloomy atmosphere in the room, looking to Jaehee with excitement. "Are you... her partner?"
"What? Partner?" Jaehee tilted her head in confusion and you smacked your forehead.
"No. She isn't." You answered. "She's my friend." You glanced at Jaehee who still looked confused. "My best friend."
"I see." The doctor replied, turning his gaze back to you. "I've written you a prescription for prenatal vitamins. Also, your iron is low so you'll have to take supplements daily. The prescription for those are here too. The anemia is most likely why you've been feeling weak and dizzy." He handed you a stack of paperwork and your eyes widened as you took it.
"There are also some helpful pamphlets in there." He added. "You might want to make an appointment with an OB or a midwife as soon as possible to monitor the baby's growth."
You could feel the color drain from your face as panic set in. Just what were you in for? You didn't know the first thing about pregnancy or babies! Your eyes darted to Jaehee who looked just as puzzled.
"Anyway, I have other patients so I'll get going. You can take your time, get dressed and leave whenever you'd like." He said before leaving the room. You slipped from the hospital bed and quickly changed out of the hospital gown. Jaehee was silent the whole time, which you were grateful for.
The questions started again on the drive home. "MC?" she had asked, breaking your trance as you gazed out the window. You hummed in response, glancing at her absently. "Does Jumin know... anything?"
You frowned, not wanting to think about Jumin at all. "No."
"You know you have to tell him." Jaehee said sternly, but her voice was gentle. "Whatever happens, I'll be here for you and the baby. She placed her free hand on yours and gave it a squeeze.
It was like the dam holding your tears back crumbled. You silently wept the rest of the way home. Jaehee didn't remove her hand from yours until you were parked in front of the apartment you shared.
You followed her inside and took a seat on the sofa, certain you had a lot of explaining to do. Jaehee joined you on the sofa and watched you expectantly.
"Take your time, but I want to know everything." She said calmly. "MC, how are you pregnant with Jumin Han's baby?"