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before any pregnancy test would give me a reliable answer, so I was forced to simply wait and see.
    There was one thing I was certain of, however — I needed to tell Chase.
    Before last night, I had decided there was no reason for Chase to ever know. I wasn’t planning on keeping a child, if there was one, and I had assumed that he was an asshole who wouldn’t care either way. Now that we were together, however, I realized that he deserved to know, even if I still wasn’t planning on keeping the baby.
    At first, I thought about waiting until I’d seen a doctor and knew for sure whether or not I was pregnant before dropping such a bomb on Chase. After my panic this morning, however, I realized that would probably not be possible. I knew that Chase could already sense my anxiety and could tell that something was wrong.
    I didn’t want to have the inevitable conversation at work, so I suggested that we go to dinner the following evening, even though I was in a drastic need of sleep.
    “Okay, spill. What’s going on with you,” Chase asked as we sat across from each other at a quiet little restaurant near the beach. “You’ve been weird all day.”
    “How am I being weird?” I asked, even though I knew he had a point. “We’ve only been together for, like, twenty-four hours. What’s your basis for comparison?”
    I was being snappy — I had been acting off all day, even if he didn’t know me well enough yet to really notice how weird I was being. I’d been overly quiet during our ride into work earlier that morning, and now — even though I’d already decided to reveal the truth about the possible pregnancy — I was still acting anxious and twitchy. I knew I wanted to tell Chase the truth, I just didn’t know how.
    “We’ve only been together for a day,” he pointed out, studying me with those intense grey eyes of his. “But I’ve known you for a few weeks now. You’ve never been one to remain quiet for long periods of time. In fact, it is my understanding that you often let your mouth get away with you, speaking even when you shouldn’t.” Chase paused, biting his lip and looking a little anxious himself. “Which is one of the reason I liked you, to be completely honest. So are you having second thoughts about us?” he asked quietly.
    “No!” I replied firmly. I knew that I needed to put his mind at ease, but I didn’t know how to begin. I was at a beautiful restaurant, watching the sunset with a handsome man who cared about me. I had no reason to complain. Except for the possibility that I may be pregnant with his child — a child neither of us wanted. Knowing that I had to get it out somehow, I sucked in a breath, collected my thoughts, and spoke.
    “So… the first time we had sex,” I started.
    “I remember,” Chase replied with a smirk.
    “We didn’t use a condom,” I continued.
    “Yeah. But we’re both clean,” he said.
    “Yes, but STI’s aren’t the only reason to wear a condom,” I snapped back.
    Chase was silent for a moment, letting the information sink in.
    “You’re pregnant,” he said after a pause, his face unreadable.
    “I don’t know,” I replied. “It was too soon to test during my last visit to the doctor, but my period is late now. I have another doctor’s appointment to get tested tomorrow. I won’t know for sure until then. ”
    Chase didn’t say anything for a long time. His face was pale, and he was staring out into the ocean fog. The longer the silence continued, the more agitated I became.
    “Look,” I said finally, “I don’t want a child. Don’t worry. If I’m pregnant, I obviously wont be keeping it. It’s not a big deal either way.”
    In my heart, I knew that wasn’t true — even if I didn’t keep the baby, a pregnancy was still a big deal. But I wanted to assure Chase. I wanted him to know I wasn’t trying to trap him into anything.
    “What?” he was finally looking at me. “You wouldn’t keep it?”
    “Of course not,” I