Chapter 290

We could handle everything that would come up, and we could rely on one another. So we started by addressing the first thing any rational person would do. Kat made an appointment with her OB/GYN to confirm the home test.

It was the following Monday afternoon, and Kat had taken another test every day, somehow fearful that she might be registering false positives. She wasn’t. And then the doctor made it official: she was certainly five weeks pregnant, and we could expect a baby in eight months. The target due date was July 29. I’ll never forget how Kat squeezed my hand when we heard that the first time. Then she wiped tears from the corner of her eyes.

The doctor’s confirmation gave us the blessing to start moving forward on all fronts. We knew the twelve-week mark was an important milestone, and we had plenty to keep us distracted until then. Jess started to shuffle the management pieces for Infinity. She was intent on Alix moving to LA, but Kat being pregnant made an LA