Hallick’s POV ‘Are you pregnant?’ My sister’s words slam into me, and I look over at Seona to find her face paling as her hand covers her stomach protectively. ‘I . . I . . ‘ my woman stammers, her terror palpable as she struggles to say something. She’s pregnant? Seona is pregnant? The question runs round and around in my head as I stare unseeingly ahead. I feel something being tugged from my hands, and I look to the side distractedly to find my Ma, pulling the glasses of juice that I’m holding from my grip. The juice I was told by my mother to bring through to my youngest sister and my girlfriend . . my pregnant girlfriend. A shove against my back suddenly brings me back to the present where my woman is staring at me, panic rolling off her in waves. My feet are moving before I real