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"How far along are you?"

"Five weeks, maybe. I don't know, I just guess from the date of conception." I haven't gotten my period since I got the shots last year so yeah, that's the only input I have.

"How did you find out?"

"When I found the plan B pills in my bag, a week after the time I'm supposed to take it." I was so in a rush that day I tucked it in my purse only to find it a week later when I wanted to take out my coins at the grocery store.

"And now you're asking me if you can be her nanny for a week?"

"Yeah, for a dry run." I figured I'd get a taste of motherhood with her youngest. Perhaps it will make me be more firm with my decision.

"By all means, be my guest. I'd love to have an unpaid nanny on top of the two I already paid." She seems to be hesitating over something.

It's weird, since May never holds up her tongue.

"What is it?" I ask boringly while caressing my goddaughter's hair.

"I'm just wondering... after all this dry run. What happens then? What if you thin