Beside You

"You don't get it, Luke," Melanie cried in an exasperated tone, pushing Luke away. "This isn't just 'some fight' we had; it's over. It's over and I'm going to be stuck doing this on my own.""You're not alone, Melanie; I'm literally right here. You know I'm not going anywhere. What is so bad that you think you're going to go through by yourself?"She covered her face, as if she would disappear if he couldn't see her."Mel, talk to me," Luke said, touching her hand lightly from where he was leaning against the counter.He heard her mumble something through her hands, causing him to raise his eyebrows and hope he didn't hear what he thinks he did."You're what?"Melanie removed her hands from her face, holding her arms out to either side of herself. "I'm pregnant, Lu," she said, her hands dropping to her sides.