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| didn’t know what to say. The offer was quite possibly the sweetest thing | had heard cout of Noah’s mouth
in a long time; and in fact, | could already feel the first prickling of tears behind my eyes.
But this was no tfor crying-we had food to test.
Over the next couple of hours, Noah and | tried anything and everything from the menu. We hardly talked, but
we didn’t need to, we were so caught up in the delectable flavors and textures and making notes of what
particularly suited my fancy that it didn’t even occur to us to have a conversation about anything but the food.
And in a strange sort of way, that was comforting.
“I really like this shrimp scampi,” | said, sighing contentedly as | patted my slightly-protruding belly. “And the
beef wellington.”
Noah nodded and jotted down the note on a pad of paper he had by his side. “Shrimp scampi and beef
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sprouts next.”
I grinned and took the proffered plate of roasted brussel sprouts, spearing one with my fork and waving under
my nose. It smelled sweet and spicy at the stime, a perfect amount of red pepper flakes and the smallest
dusting of brown sugar to give it that signature caramelized appearance.
But it was as | popped it into my mouth, chewed, and swallowed, that it happened.
Oh no.
Something about either the brussel sprouts or something else | ate didn’t agree with me-or maybe it was the
combination of everything that was just too much. Suddenly, | felt the urge to vomit.
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And | had learned from being pregnant lately that when | felt the urge, there was no stopping it.
Covering my mouth, | abruptly rose from my chair, causing the legs to scrape back on the floor. “I have to use
the restroom,” | said, my voice strained. Noah shota curious look, but | was already turning on my heel and
heading for the door, intending on making a beeline for the toilet.
Oh no, oh no, oh-
“Two cappuccinos, coming right up!”
Before | could make it out the door, the waiter suddenly appeared with two-cups of frothy coffees in her hands. |
froze when she blocked my way, my stomach clenching violently, my throat so constricted that | couldn't even
tell her to move.
And then, suddenly, it was happening.
| barely made it to my knees in front of the nearby trashcan before the entire contents of my stomach- the entire
meal we had just eaten-were coming up. Every last bit of it was expelled into the garbage, the only sounds in the
room now that of my chokes and sobs.
When | was finished, the room was utterly silent.
Gasping, | gripped the wainscoting with one hand and climbed to my feet, still clutching my stomach with
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the other. Noah was standing now, his eyes wide, his hand outstretched. “Hannah, are you okay...?”
| felt my face turn the brightest shade of red known to man. Shaking my head, | stumbled backwards,
murmuring, “I have to go... I'm sorry...
Before anyone could catch me, | was out the door-practically knocking the cappuccinos out of the server's hand
as | bolted past. Noah called something afterand the other patrons stared atas I ripped through the
dining area, but | didn’t stop until | was out on the street.
Up ahead, a cab was idling at the curb. Panicking, | flung the door open and practically leaped inside, ordering
the driver to takeaway. Just... anywhere but here. Anywhere but with my husband, who was bound to realize
that | was pregnant any minute now.
As the cab screeched away from the curb, | finally saw Noah burst out onto the sidewalk. His form faded into the
distance, rapidly turning into a speck on the horizon.
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