“What would you do if you were pregnant?” Justin asked, looking at Miley.
    They had spent all day in the cabin, only escaping to eat. They had relaxed, taken a nap, and then settled down to a movie.
    It was still playing while Miley worked on her newest book. Justin had kept trying to steal a peek at it. So, Miley stopped writing and started reading it to him.
    Justin had actually curled up and laid his head in her lap. He watched her read a story about second chances. He smiled, seeing how everyone she knew was woven into the book somehow.
    When she had stopped reading, he had asked her the question. She looked at the head in her lap and had smiled. “I would turn that empty room across from our room into a nursery. I’d tell Heath to always make sure there is a plate of cheese fries waiting while I’m eating one.” Miley joked.
    “No, honestly! What would you do if we were to find out today that you were pregnant?” Justin asked.
    “Besides cry?” Miley asked.
    “Why would you cry?” Justin asked, looking at Miley’s flat stomach.
    “Because it means that you and I created a human. It means we’ve created something that doesn’t get harvested at the end of a season.” Miley said.
    “I bet you’re pregnant.” Justin replied, smiling. He ran a hand over Miley’s stomach, chuckling a little when she jumped.
    “And why would you think that?” Miley asked.
    “Well, we haven’t really been using protection. You aren’t on birth control. We really haven’t been taking any precautions.” Justin replied.
    “But if you remember sex education from high school, you have to have sex on that one specific day a month to be able to get pregnant.” Miley said.
    “Husband intuition says you’re pregnant.” Justin quickly said.
    “I don’t think so.” Miley quickly shot back.
    “When was your last “time of the month” as you call it in front of me?” Justin asked.
    “I’m not answering that.” Miley replied.
    “Because you know you’re late.” Justin said.
    “Okay, so maybe I am a little late. Stress can cause it to come late. And, I’ve been trying to finish up my book, Christmas is just around the corner, and I’ve been working really hard on that concert.” Miley started to list.
    “You’re pregnant.” Justin said.
    “I am not.” Miley said, tossing back the covers and getting out of bed. “And I know a good way to show you that I’m not.” Miley said, pulling on a pair of jeans over the pajama shorts she wore.
    “What’cha doing?” Justin asked, catching the shirt tossed at him.
    “I am running to Wal-Mart and getting a pregnancy test.” Miley informed him. “And then, I am coming back here and proving to you that our family isn’t growing by one yet.’
    “And if you’re wrong?” Justin asked, pulling on his jeans from earlier. As he checked the pockets for the truck keys, he watched Miley run a hand over her stomach.
    “Then we’ve got some heavy lifting to do when we get back home.” Miley replied, smiling at him.
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    Miley had never seen so many choices before. There were digital, two packs, lines, smiley faces, and colors. “You should just grab of each.” A female voice said, making Miley jump out of her skin.
    She turned and saw the tall brunette woman looking at her. “Teresa, what the hell are you doing here?” Miley asked. She hadn’t seen Teresa since that last night at the club. Though, she hadn’t really seen Teresa that night, since T had brought her newest boy toy with her.
    “I know, Wal-Mart is rather lower class than my usual stores but it’s the only thing this Podunk town has to offer. And, I’m at these cabins nearby that are totally awesome. We’re all here on a girl’s weekend.” Teresa replied, as Miley let a ‘fuck’ slip out.
    “Even Tara?” Miley asked. If Tara was there, it meant various jokes questioning Miley’s sexuality, dating status, and various other things to poke fun at.
    “Like Tara would miss a girl’s weekend?” Teresa asked with a laugh. “We would have asked you but you just disappeared after that night Ryan drove you home. We know he’s Tara’s brother but we didn’t think he was that bad in bed.”
    “I wasn’t going to cheat with Ryan.” Miley said.
    “Cheat on whom? You had everyone debating if you were gay or not.” Teresa laughed as Miley shook her head.
    “Honey, do you want me to grab you something to drink? I went ahead and grabbed some snacks.” Justin’s sentence stopped as he noticed the brunette facing off against an angry looking Miley.
    “Who is this delicious piece of studness?” Teresa asked, looking Justin over.
    “Ease off Wonder Whore, he’s my husband.” Miley replied.
    “Where the fuck do you get off getting married and not telling us? You are so on my shit list.” Teresa said, laughing a little.
    “Actually, Justin and I have been married for a few years now.” Miley replied.
    ‘You were married and you never told us?” Teresa asked, surprised.
    “You know, you guys never asked.” Miley replied. She felt the light bulb above her head click on as something made sense in her head. “You guys actually never showed any interest in my life. You guys were too caught up in your own sex lives to care about why I never really wanted to date or bring guys home.”
    “What are you saying?” Teresa asked.
    “What I am saying in the smallest words I can use is that I’ve returned home and realized that the year I spent hanging out with you guys just strengthen my relationships here. Besides, I’ve noticed that none of you guys cared to even call and see how I was doing.” Miley said.
    “We do have our own lives to worry about. We couldn’t just drop everything and worry about why Mindy ran off again.” Teresa replied.
    “T, and I say this is the nicest way, take you fake baked ass back to your little group of sluts and tell them that I left the club I never belonged to. I was never one of you and never will be. I’m rather sorry that I wasted a year of my life figuring that out,” Miley said, grabbing a test of the shelf.         “Because I’ve always been one up on your guys and you pathetic love lives. What this test is going to prove, my husband and I love each other and will always love each other and our child.” Miley added, watching Justin smile a little.
    “You bitch.” Teresa said, turning to face Justin. ‘You ever get tired of her; she knows where I’ll be. I can give you the ride of your life.”
    “Think I’ll pass on catching that STD.” Justin replied, as Teresa stormed off.
    “So, which test do we want?” Miley asked.
 

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