30 Days of Story: Soldier’s Dilemma (part 4)

Sam watched the color leach out of Mallory’s face.

His heart was beating wildly in his chest.

Why did Mallory have a pregnancy test? Was she…?

She dropped onto the edge of the bed. Her hands tangled in the sheet. Bunching it and unbundling it. As if she was nervous.

Mallory didn’t get nervous. She always knew what she wanted. Always went after her goals like a lion hunting a gazelle.

She looked down at her hands and his heart took a nosedive. “I was going to tell you,” she said softly....