Two Pink Lines

Avery

"No," I whispered, shaking the test as if that might change the result. "No, no, no."

We'd used protection. Hadn't we? The night blurred with whiskey and passion, but I was almost certain...

Almost wasn't good enough when it came to birth control.

I sank to the floor, head in my hands. A baby. Declan Pierce's baby.

"Avery?" Mom called from the living room. "Everything okay in there?"

I shove