First published 2006
Joel Miller stands in the hallway of his Brooklyn apartment on a Saturday morning, waiting outside the locked bathroom door. Inside, his girlfriend Lisa holds a plastic cup and a pregnancy test. The twenty-eight-year-old Joel remains frozen in the corridor while Lisa takes her time in the bathroom. They both wait for test results that could change everything. Joel hopes for divine intervention to guide him toward the right response when Lisa finally emerges from that room. Their relationship faces its ultimate test during these tense moments. The story explores what happens when life suddenly becomes tangled and complicated, when two people must navigate the messy reality of an unexpected situation that could reshape their future together.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, relationships, 21st-century, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, new-adult
Setting: Brooklyn
Period: Saturday
256 pages · Paperback · Artemis Yayinlari