Flo frowned. “Do you feel sick in the mornings when you get up?”
I thought for a moment. “I have a couple of times.”
“Hmm. Are extra tired sometimes?”
“Yeah.”
Flo grinned, chewing her gum. “Baby you ain’t sick. I think you’re pregnant.”
I froze. “What? No way. I’m not preggers. There’s no way.”
She sat back in her chair. “You’re sleeping with that man, aren’t you?”
I nodded almost defiantly.
She shrugged. “Then there you go. You can’t play with fire and not get burned.”
“But-”
For the first time in a long time, Flo gave me a kind smile. “Don’t worry your pretty little head over it. Just go on down to the drugstore and get a test. Then make a doctor’s appointment. Tell him.”
After my shift was over, I drove to the drugstore near my apartment. I felt funny going onto the aisle whe
