thanks. I just had one of those, and I’m trying to forget.”
Holly grinned at the quip and turned back to the movies in the cabinet. still can’t believe what a total bastard Wyatt was at that benefit.”
Kate couldn’t believe it either. That night it had been obvious that Mitchell thoroughly despised her, which could only mean he’d despised her all along, even when he was making love to her in St. Maarten.
’s sick,” Holly said, putting Kate’s thoughts into words.
that,” Kate replied, trying to make light of it, he’s a little testy about being treated with amusement.” Changing the subject to the movie for the evening, she said, aboutThe Wedding Date ?”
unless you promise not to keep rewinding it when we get to that dancing scene where Michael Bublé sings ‘Sway.’ ”
, that’s a deal.”
Holly started the movie and joined Kate on the sofa. They sat in silence for a minute, afghans over their legs, their feet clad in thick socks and propped side by side on the coffee table. ’m going to miss our movie nights,” Holly said, helping herself to a handful of popcorn from the bowl between them.
do you mean?” Kate replied, reaching for the mug of hot chocolate on the lamp table beside her.
mean that I can’t picture myself sitting between you and Evan on movie night, holding the popcorn. Have you set a date yet?”
Kate shook her head. ’re not even sleeping together yet.”
not? You’ve been back for three weeks.”
both agreed it was going to take us some time to get over what I did in St. Maarten and make a fresh start.”
Holly looked at her in disbelief. you telling me he hasn’t wanted to mark his territory since then?”
’re making me sound like a fire hydrant,” Kate said, rolling her eyes. She took a sip of hot chocolate, swallowed, and put the mug down.
you sure he isn’t punishing you a little by staying away from you?”
, he isn’t. In fact, last night he took me out to dinner, and he told me he wanted to come back here afterward and spend the night with me. But—”
?”
partway through dinner, I started feeling really nauseated. In fact, I’m feeling sort of queasy now. I’ve been feeling that way for days, and I’m exhausted all the time. All I want to do is sleep.”
can really weaken your immune system and screw up your body. By the way, how are things going at the restaurant?”
staff is patronizing me, which is not surprising, as the only one younger than me is a busboy. Other than that, it’s too soon to tell. Let’s watch our movie.”
Chapter Thirty-eight
,DR.COOPERhas your test results.”
Kate looked up and smiled at Bonnie Cooper’s receptionist. Bonnie was a friend of Holly’s and she’d been Kate’s gynecologist for years. After examining Kate, Bonnie had ordered a few tests to be done in the office, and she’d asked Kate to wait in the waiting room.
was quick,” Kate told Bonnie, sitting down on the opposite side of her desk.
Bonnie Cooper opened Kate’s file. don’t have the results of all your tests, but there’s no need to wait for them. This test tells me exactly why you’re feeling queasy and sleepy.”
’s the answer?”
’re pregnant.”
Kate half rose out of her chair; then she relaxed and smiled. ’s a mistake, Bonnie. You must have mixed my tests up with another patient’s. I haven’t missed taking a single birth control pill in months.”
pill isn’t one hundred percent effective for everyone.”
’s been one hundred percent effective for me. Evan—my fiancé—and I have been together for almost four years, and I’ve never gotten pregnant.”
you taken any antibiotics in the last two months? Some of them can interfere with the birth control pill’s effectiveness.”
know that, but I haven’t taken any antibiotics. I haven’t taken anything except some migraine medicine a doctor prescribed for me in St. Maarten.”
Bonnie reached for a book lying on the corner of her desk. don’t know of any migraine medicine that interferes with the pill. What was the name of it? I’ll look it up.”
can’t remember,” Kate said, frowning, it’s on the tip of my tongue . . .”
you’re trying to remember, tell me if you had sexual intercourse with anyone other than your fiancé in the last four years.”
Kate hesitated, resenting the fact that she had to acknowledge Mitchell Wyatt’s existence. , last month. But what difference does that make?”
’s always the possibility that you’re one of the tiny percentage of women the pill doesn’t protect, and the reason you haven’t gotten pregnant before last month is that your fiancé’s sperm isn’t viable.”
Kate suddenly remembered the first part of the migraine medicine’s name. was butal-something. That’s the name of the prescription the doctor in St. Maarten gave me.”
Bonnie frowned. wasn’t butalbital, was it?”
, that’s it.”
’t he ask you if you were taking birth control pills?”
asked me if I was trying to have children, and I said no. Actually, the doctor only spoke French, but the cabdriver spoke some English, so he translated for both of us. The doctor told the cabdriver to tell me I was probably having migraines.”
didn’t you go to a hospital instead of to a local doctor?”
spend hours waiting for someone to see me? Bonnie, my head was exploding. I’d been throwing up from the pain on the way down to St. Maarten. I just wanted someone to give me something to stop the pain. I didn’tcare what language they spoke. Besides, he wasn’t a witch doctor. His office was in his home, but it was very nice and he had well-dressed patients waiting to see him.”
, something got lost in the cabdriver’s translation, then. He must have asked the cabdriver to find out if you were tryingnot to have children.”
difference does all this make?” Kate said defensively, but she already knew. God help her, she already knew . . .
is very effective at treating, and preventing, severe headaches. However, it also interferes with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives. When a woman taking birth control pills uses butalbital, she needs to add another form of birth control to protect herself while she’s taking it.”
The room started to spin and Kate bent forward, her arms crossed over her stomach, trying to steady herself.