A Great Blessing

290 Days

Bruna and Amanda were used to your dread enemy and the treatments used to combat it causing you nausea. So she wasn't surprised to find you in the bathroom, purging your system. What was surprising was her gently nudging you out of the way. Then she almost daintily threw up herself.

"Bad fish?" you asked. "Too much wine?"

"No, I didn't even touch any liquor last night," she said, frowning. It took a long moment for it to click for both of you. Morning sickness ...

She was practically vibrating with excitement when you went with her to the pharmacy to pick up a pregnancy test. And she was jumping up and down when the positive came back. It had happened. What you'd dreamed of, wanted, craved ... had come true.