Chapter 61

Book:Stanton Bliss(Stanton #4) Published:2024-6-2

I drift off but vaguely hear him shower, go downstairs and fuss around in the kitchen.
I feel the bed bounce as Joshua jumps on it. “What’s this?” he demands.
Hmm, I keep my eyes closed and pull the blankets over my head. God, stop being so fucking perky. I’m feeling very hungover here.
“Natasha.”
“Hmm.” I pull the blankets back over my head in a fuck off not now symbol.
“I know what this is.”
“Oh God, Joshua, I want to sleep in,” I groan.
“So, you are taking pregnancy tests without me now?”
Huh? My eyes open instantly. Oh fuck. I left it in the drawer. I pull the blankets even farther over my head.
“I did it the other day.” I close my eyes again; God, I am really tired here.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I was only going to tell you if it was positive.”
“Why?”
“I wanted to surprise you.”
“Oh.” He thinks for a moment. “So, it was negative then?”
“Yes.”
He starts to tap me on the head with it to annoy me. “One egg or two?”
I snatch it from him. “Stop it.”
“Do you want avocado?”
“Yes, please.” I roll over onto my back and hold up the test to look at it, I frown.
“What?”
I frown as I try to wake up. Am I seeing things here?
“What are you frowning at?” he asks.
“Why are there two lines on this test?”
He takes it from me. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, why are there two lines on this test?”
He shrugs as he looks at it. “I don’t know, you tell me. You took the test.”
I keep staring at it in horror. I got totally drunk last night.
“What do two lines mean?” he asks.
“Two lines means positive,” I whisper.
“It does?”
I put my hand over my mouth as I try to think. “It was one line the other day.”
He stands, and then sits back down, and then he stands again.
I shake my head. “It must be dodgy. Maybe they don’t age right.”
Joshua frowns at me. “Do we have another test?”
“Um.” I think for a moment. “Downstairs in a brown paper bag in my hand bag, under my desk in the office.”
Joshua jumps up and practically runs down stairs. I sit up in bed. Fuck. Why did I drink so much last night?
He returns as he rips open the bag and fumbles around getting the second test out of the bag.
He passes it over and smiles cheekily.