Chapter Five

Two weeks later

“Ready?”

With her jumbled emotions, Jenny didn’t know how to answer that question. Asking her if she was ready to take a pregnancy test seemed like a basic enough question, but it was the ramifications of the results that went so much deeper. While it had been something she’d had to consider from the beginning, Jenny didn’t know if she could bear the weight of Connor and Jeff’s disappointment if the test came back negative. Their happiness was already flying close to the stratosphere.

According to Dr. MacMillian’s, everything had gone according to plan with the transfer. Connor and Jeff had been at her side during the procedure, holding her hand and making small talk that helped to pass the time. Any embarrassment she might have had about them being with her while she was naked from the waist down quickly dissipated; she’d come to view the two of them the same way she did her girlfriends.

As for girlfriends, Emma and Casey had been out in the waiting room to also lend their moral support. To Jenny’s surprise, both her mother and father had insisted on coming as well. Although it wasn’t necessary, Jenny did appreciate the gesture because it showed their support for what she was doing.

Once the procedure was finished, Jenny had remained with her feet up for the ten minutes. After that, she was cleared to go home and take it easy. She knew it pained Jeff and Connor that they had to return to work and couldn’t watch over her for the rest of the afternoon, but she was fine with going home and having her mother take care of her just like when she was a little girl.

While she didn’t have to take it easy past the first day, Jenny made sure she didn’t do anything too strenuous. She worked on her schoolwork and tried not to overthink what was going on in her uterus. She also tried not to think about Brett and her scorching one-night stand, but with the hormones pulsing through her, it was harder to push him from her mind. In her fantasies, she imagined him somehow crossing her path again. While she would have appreciated the hot reunion sex, Jenny also would have liked to see where things could have gone with Brett. But, in the end, she knew they were just fantasies. The only relationship she needed to concern herself with now was the one with Connor and Jeff and their potential future child.

The day had arrived when Jenny had been given clearance by the clinic to take a home pregnancy test. Although they had just two more days until their appointment, no one seemed able to wait until then. Connor and Jeff had rushed over before work to be there when she took the test.

Connor once again asked, “Ready?”

This time she bobbed her head before heading into her bathroom. As she closed the door, her heart became heavy at the sight of Connor and Jeff embracing. She knew that whenever she felt doubt about the outcome of the test, she needed to remember that image. More than wanting to assuage her anxiety or fears, Jenny wanted Connor and Jeff to be happy.

Even though she’d read the instructions on the pregnancy test at least five times, Jenny skimmed the box one last time. Since she’d never had a pregnancy scare before, she’d never actually handled one. She couldn’t help marveling at how much such small a device could impact a person’s future.

Her mind somehow drifted to once again think of Brett. She could almost hear his deep voice rumbling in her ear, could almost feel his calloused hands running over her body. Most of all, she could see his smile, the one that lit up his beautiful baby blues.

Then her mind reset itself and she was back inside her bathroom, holding a pregnancy test. Rolling her eyes, Jenny muttered, “Get a grip.” It was time to focus on the task before her.

After peeing on the stick, Jenny put herself back together before putting the test on the counter. Before she had even washed her hands, she opened the bathroom door. Connor and Jeff jerked apart to stare expectantly at her.

“Come in and wait with me.”

Jeff nodded. “Thank you.”

She gave him a weak smile before going over to the sink. As she washed her hands, she caught their reflection in the mirror. Connor’s nerves got the better of him, and he sank down on the edge of the bathtub. Jeff alternated between crossing his arms over his chest to sweeping his hands to his hips. He cleared his throat before asking, “How long did it say it would take?”

“Five minutes,” Jenny replied as she dried her hands.

“Might as well be an eternity,” Connor mumbled.

“Did you start a timer?” Jeff asked.

She winced. “No, I forgot.”

Jeff gave her a reassuring smile. “It’s okay. You have a lot on your mind.”

Silence hung heavy around them as the seconds ticked agonizingly by. “Do you want me to take a peek?” Jenny asked.

“Yeah,” Connor and Jeff said in unison.

Jenny inched down the counter to where she had set the test. The box said there would be one red baseline, and another line meant you were pregnant. She peered down at the window on the test. A shriek escaped her lips.

Both Connor and Jeff flew to her side. “What is it?” Connor asked.

“There’s another line,” she said softly.

“What does that mean?” Jeff demanded.

A genuine smile filled her face. “It means I’m pregnant.”

Jeff jerked the test off the counter. “There’s another line,” he repeated lamely.

“You’re really pregnant?” Connor asked as tears flooded his eyes.

“Yes, I am.”

He threw his arms around her and began to weep unabashedly. Jenny couldn’t help crying along with him. Regardless of how she had felt before, happy tears streaked down her cheeks. She felt so incredibly gratified to be providing something so special to two deserving men. They would be wonderful fathers, and she knew that the baby would be so blessed.