Chapter 90 - Gael

A genuine smile lights up Meredith’s face.  “Open them!  It’s not like they’re going to bite you.”

 I look at Hakeem, both of our faces puzzled.  I turn back to the envelope that Meredith gave me.  Slowly, I wedge my finger under the flap, breaking the seal.  Hakeem undoes the bow.  We open our “surprises” at the same time that Meredith uses the remote to turn off the music that is playing loudly throughout the room.

I stare at the contents of the envelope without fully comprehending what I am seeing.  My mouth is open, my eyes wide.  After a few seconds, I glance over at Hakeem and see the same expression on his face.

I look down and what I see in my hands finally comes into focus.  A sonogram.  It’s a sonogram.  Two little beans seem to float in a black and white striated space.

I look over to what Hakeem is holding in his hands and see a positive pregnancy test resting in the necklace box.