"That's one down and nineteen to go." declared her neighbour and she felt the hand leave her smarting cheek again."Wait! I--I don't think I can do th...s-" Too bad!" Whap! "TWO!"Tia jerked even harder then the first time and yelped."We've got a ways to go, Jalone, so you'd better bear down." warned Kev.She took a deep breath, fighting back the tears, and letting go of the chair's leg she steadied herself with hands flat to the floor, then dug into with her bare toes on the other side, braced her. " And then your honeymoon?" Yes, ma'am," I said. "We're kind of up in the air there. We could do the whole week, but Thanksgiving week is supposed to be hell for travel, so our other option is to go up the road someplace and spend a few days and get back in time for Thanksgiving." And naturally, if you do that, then you drag my son here for family Thanksgiving dinner."I heard Tim's dad's voice. "You're talking to Kim?" he asked Mizz Duncan."Yes I am." To me she said, "I'm putting you on speaker. There was a feeling of relief in me at the escape from their scrutiny, but wondered just how long the reprieve would last. It was our mother's next question that almost had me sweating bullets."Your Uncle Barry and Aunt Rose are coming in tomorrow, and they'll be staying until the new year. We'd decided to put them in the guest room, which is Tandra's old one. Unless you two can think of some other arrangement, we may have to ask you to double up in Keith's room. There's an extra bed down in. .. you want to tell me what this is about?"Becky just shook her head."Are you pregnant?" She said softly.Becky shook her head again, This time more slowly, tears starting again, remembering her unprotected sex with Todd. What if he had cum in her, even with birth control there was no certainty. Has it not been for Bret's arrival Todd would have filled her. She shuddered at the thought."Then this must be about you and Bret?"Becky sat up and clung desperately to her mother, her body wracked with.