I have to call her name two times before she snaps out of it.
“Hm?” she says absentmindedly.
“You need to tell him. Soon.”
“Maybe I should take another test. Just to make sure it’s not a mistake.”
“Vee, you took four tests. It’s not a mistake. What’s really bothering you?”
“It’s just… I always thought that when I did get pregnant, I’d tell him at the perfect moment. I figured I’d do something special. Memorable. I didn’t think I’d have to tell him in the middle of a beer pong game, that’s all.”
Her words resonating in my mind, I steal a glance at Xavier by the beer pong table and accidentally make eye contact with Finn standing next to him. Great. He must’ve replaced Theo’s roommate as Xavier’s beer pong partner.
I want to look away, I do, but I can’t seem to control my body, staring him dead in the eyes for a few seconds. I expected him to look angry. Odds are he saw me making out with Chance. But I can’t find so much as a drop of anger on his face.
If anything, he looks… sad.
Stop looking at him, damn it.
I manage to regain control of myself seconds later. I peel my eyes off Finn, focusing on the calm sea and cloudless night sky. Waves wash over the shore in the distance, and I glance down at the sand beneath me.
Aveena wants to make her announcement memorable?
Then that’s exactly what we’re going to do.