Your Brother's Wife

I swallowed the pill with a gulp of water and with it tried to drown the storm of emotions clawing up my chest. Hours had passed since Victor left, and I’d barely moved, marinating in thoughts that made me feel equal parts pathetic and ridiculous.

*Why was I even spiraling over this? Why would I even want him to be okay with me getting pregnant in circumstances such as ours—accidentally, unplanned