The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

The following day.

Going back on her word after promising to accompany Luna was harder and worse than disagreeing right off the bat.

She felt worse by the second but since she had already gotten herself into this, all she could do was go through with it. She took a few deep breaths and picked out clothes to wear. She ended up selecting dark colors and she didn't mind them. They reflected her mood.

She felt slightly better than she did the day before after seeing the results of her test. Slightly, but that was enough.

Xiehan had already left for work so she fed Yue and dropped her off at Xiaoshi's. She still wanted to play with the little girl but her parents had missed her, so she promised to pick her up for another sleepover as soon as they let her.

She then had the chauffeur pick Luna up before the two went for the latter's routine prenatal checkup.

"I'm a little nervous." Luna confessed when they arrived at the gynecological hospital.

"Why would you be?" Lanni raised an eyebrow. She had somehow managed to keep herself together.

"I don't know. My expectation, maybe? I can't help but wonder whether or not I'm having twins again. I don't know what to expect either." Luna confessed.

"You want twins?" Lanni asked as they left the elevator.

"I wouldn't say no." Luna wanted to cover her face that she was certain must be flushed from how flustered she was. She had asked for the gynecologist to refrain from telling her the gender of her baby once it was discovered, but she did want to know whether she was expecting twins.

The checkup was easier than she thought and it ended in a flash.

"Your baby is in good health." The gynecologist, a middle-aged woman, reported.

Luna's eyes widened, her question hanging unasked. Baby. There was one.

"Okay. Thanks, doc." She smiled. She was not sure what she had hoped for but she was not disappointed.

They were about to leave when the gynecologist stopped Lanni in her tracks. The latter raised her eyebrows in quizzical suspicion.

"I'm sorry if this sounds intrusive, but have you scheduled your first prenatal checkup yet?" Asked the gynecologist, shocking the crap out of the duo.

"Huh? Me?" Lanni glanced at Luna then pointed at herself suspiciously.

"Yes." The gynecologist replied, puzzled by their reaction.

Lanni forced a smile, the words having dragged out the sorrow she had felt all night.

"No. I'm…" She tried not to let her voice break. "I'm not pregnant."

"You're not? I thought you…" The gynecologist looked confused, but Lanni cut her off before she could say more.

"No. I'm not."

She must have caught the sadness in Lanni's tone, and realized just how much damage she could have caused by bringing the word up.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude. I thought you came to the same hospital for your checkup and noticed that you didn't seem to have any interest in having yours. That's why I thought…"

"It's okay. It was not." Lanni picked her bag up and wanted to be out of here as soon as she could.

But that was not nearly as she thought, especially when the gynecologist stopped her before she and Luna could step out.

"Wait. Ma'am?" She called.

"Is there anything else?" She turned almost sharply, and she had the urge to snap. Heaven knew she would if this went on for two minutes longer.

"What kind of test did you take?" The gynecologist asked.

"I've just gained weight, okay?" She snapped, a few seconds before she realized that it was not necessary to. Luna didn't look shocked but that was not what it took for her to know that she had been rude.

She shut her eyes for a second, her hand lingering on the door knob.

"If it means anything, I tested it using a kit at home. It was negative."

"Okay." The gynecologist didn't look like she was done. "Though I need you to realize that those are not usually a hundred percent accurate. Especially if you have been drinking a lot of water."

She nodded and took off before she could hear any more of it.

"For goodness sake!" She slumped into the backseat in frustration as soon as they got to the car.

Luna, who had finally realized what was going on, tugged her arm. "I'm sorry."

"Do I have the word pregnant written on my forehead?" Lanni laughed, but it was not funny.

Luna didn't react to her question but she felt horrible. "I didn't realize you…"

"Don't. I don't need you to pity me, and don't treat me differently." She urged. "If you were going to rant to me about how difficult it is to be pregnant, go right ahead and do it. This has nothing to do with anything other than the fact that I let my hopes spiral out of control for no reason."

Luna had uncountable words at the tip of her tongue but they all morphed to one. "Okay."

Lanni's frustration died down when they started discussing the kind of names Luna would select for her baby this time, but that was until the thoughts started to creep back in.

Why the hell would the gynecologist act like she thought she was pregnant?

She spent a hefty amount of time in front of the mirror that night, trying to draw the similarities and differences between the slight curve of her stomach from that of a pregnant woman. She couldn't draw a line, which is why the following day, she went back to the hospital on her own.

Next day.

"I couldn't sit still so I came for a test." She told the same gynecologist who they visited the previous day.

She didn't look surprised to see her. She must have dealt with millions of such cases, she merely got everything ready. "Sure. I'll need to draw blood."

Lanni braced herself and shut her eyes when her blood was drawn. What did she hope for? Of course she knew what the best outcome would be.. She hoped the test kit had been wrong. But was it?