#Chapter 20 (Arina) – The Announcement

“Oh my god!! You’re what?” Jessica cooed on the other end of the phone. “Pregnant…” I told her, my voice sounding hollow. “I haven’t been feeling well lately. I thought it was something I ate. But then this morning, I couldn’t transform.” “Arina! That’s huge news!!” Jessica screamed happily. My fingers were trembling as I gripped the phone, and I was trying to hold back the tears that wanted so desperately to fall from my eyes. “I haven’t even told Jonathan yet,” I breathed. “What? Why not? He’s going to be thrilled,” she assured me. “But what if he’s not? It’s too soon. I don’t think either of us is ready yet,” I told her. With the way things are going currently, with Rock and my job, adding a baby to the mix seems like a lot. But Jessica seems so happy and so sure that Jonathan would be thrilled. So maybe she was right. “I think you’re wrong. I think a baby is exactly what you both need! You love each other and you want to make a happy home. What better way than w