Because of You

I don’t know how much time passes, but I know it’s hours. The sun shifts through the window and I twist to lie on my back.

There’s a lump in my throat, everything inside of me struggling to come out.

I sigh, and Ryker looks down at me, his fingers trailing down my arms. “Do you want to talk about it?”

I swallow. “I’m not pregnant.”

He frowns at that, breathing slowly to prepare himself. “Did you