From somewhere outside my line of sight, in the shadows, away from the patch of sun from the skylight, she took something that looked like a thermometer but not exactly. I squinted, trying to make it out. On the counter, I saw a bright pink box and an unfolded set of instructions printed on thin paper.
Wait…
She tapped her phone again, and I saw the numbers of the timer ticking along.
Was she…
No. Maybe.
Was that…
Holy fuck.
…a pregnancy test?
Was my Rosie taking a pregnancy test?
She closed her eyes and braced herself against the sink, her fingertips on the porcelain. Her chest rose and fell a few times, and then she reached for the white tester.
Her face in the mirror lit up in the most beautiful smile. She clasped one hand to her forehead, and the other one went to her belly.
I sank down onto my knees on the hot roof. The joy, holy shit, Christ above, the joy. A baby. Her baby. Our baby. As I knelt down, my shadow spilled over the patch of sun, and Rosie looked up. I could see that her eyes were glistening.
“Are you?” I asked her, holding each side of the skylight, still on my knees, like a guy praying for the very first time
And then Rosie smiled that big smile I loved so much, held the pregnancy test up above her head for me to see, and made me the happiest guy that ever was.
THE END
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