Chapter 127 — Is it really enough?

Desmond stares at me intently, and I feel my heart beating in my throat. His silence despairs me, and my voice comes out high, “I know I should have said this before, but... I mean, I never needed it, and I just...”

“Rose.” He interrupts me, and I swallow the lump that forms in my throat. “I know you’re not on the pill; I figured it.”

His words, so calm and casual, leave me completely baffled... “