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Jess was still frozen in place, her eyes locked on mine. Laura was in front of Josh, her hands gripping his like a lifeline, but Jess wasn't moving.

Her gaze darted between me and Josh, her chest rising and falling rapidly, like she couldn't quite believe we were standing here. Then, almost imperceptibly, her hand dropped to her stomach. And that's when I noticed it.

The small, protective way her fingers pressed against her belly.

My heart stuttered. I froze, my grip on the wheelchair faltering as the weight of what I was seeing started to sink in.

"Luke?" Jess's voice was soft but trembling, breaking through the noise of the terminal like it was meant for me and me alone.

I stepped around the wheelchair, my mind racing. "Jess," I said, my voice rough. "Is that are you?"

Her face twisted, tears brimming in her eyes, and her hand stayed firmly where it was.

I swallowed hard, taking another step toward her. "Jess," I rasped, my pulse pounding in my ears. "You are...?"

Her lips parted, and for a second, I thought she wasn't going to answer. Then, like a dam breaking, she blurted out, "Yes, you idiot!" 0.00%

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The world tilted.

I stared at

chest tightening so hard it was like all the air had been

voice barely a

I could blink, her fist came flying toward my

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asshole!" she snapped, her voice

back, more from surprise than the force of the punch, my hand instinctively going to my shoulder

pregnant. Jess was

"Holy shit..."

of me as I closed the distance between us. My knees hit the hard tile floor before I even realized I'd dropped, my hands reaching for

at her, at her tear-streaked face, and then back down at her stomach. My hands hovered for a moment before I pressed them gently to

I whispered, my

my vision, and before I could stop myself, I leaned forward and pressed

my hair as I stayed there, my forehead

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of emotion crashing over

I choked out, my voice thick. "I didn't know. I didn't know. I wish

fingers threading through my hair. "I only found out after your crash babe," she said, her voice trembling. "But then you were gone, and I didn't know if you were ever coming back,

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