Chapter 144: Holy Shit!

It was noon the following day before Poppy finally rolled out of bed. She felt vaguely guilty for having slept so late. But there was nowhere she had to be, so why not take advantage of it while she could? She’d be starting morning shifts at the coffee shop soon enough.

Barefoot and wearing the oversized Columbia T-shirt she’d slept in the night before, she stood staring into the refrigerator. Being that it was afternoon, she couldn’t decide if she wanted breakfast or lunch.

Maybe a quick omelet, she considered. She had eggs, and there was ham and cheese in the drawer and an onion behind the sour cream…

Suddenly, her stomach roiled. Slamming the refrigerator door, she made it into the bathroom just in time. Roxy’s words floated back to her.

“Maybe you’re knocked up.”

“No,” she said aloud. “No, no, no, no, no.”

Mentally, she counted the days since her last period. Shit! I haven’t had my period since before I went to Idaho.