A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy)

"Oh, I didn't know things were going that fast!" Zoe teased. "Quinn's taking charge? Not bad, Sam!"

Sam was usually quite the tsundere, but since there was no reason to pretend around friends, he said smugly, "Can't help being handsome." "Shut it." Zoe snorted, speechless.

As everyone around the table had a jovial time, Zoe had enough.

Her greatest tribulation now that she was pregnant was not being allowed to drink.

And being the life of the party, she wanted everyone to do it!

"Cordy? Quinn? Why aren't you drinking?!" she demanded.

"Cordy can't drink," John replied.

"Not today!" Sam answered at the same time.

Zoe stared at them, perplexed. "Wait, are both of them pregnant?!"

"I'm not," Quinn promptly said.

"Then why can't you drink?"

"She's on her period," Sam said bluntly.

"Oh, when did you learn to be so caring, Sam?" Zoe teased. "Stopping Quinn from drinking just because she's on her period... I wouldn't have known you improved that much!" Sam beamed he was certainly in good spirits.

Done interrogating Quinn just then, Zoe turned toward John, still clearly upset. "So? Why isn't Cordy allowed to drink?"

"No means no."

"Wait, is she on her period too?" Zoe frowned-that was too much of a coincidence!

Cordy blushed in turn, pursing her lips and clearly embarrassed just then.

"Don't bother." John refused to talk anyway.

"Hold on, is she sick?! You're scaring me, Cordy! What's wrong?!" Zoe appeared worried as if Cordy had some terminal illness!

Even John was speechless. "What are you thinking? Why would she be sick?"

"Then why isn't she allowed to drink?" Zoe demanded.

John pursed his lips and turned toward Cordy, his gaze clearly mild.

Zoe noticed that too and was left marveling at how much he pampered Cordy.

Honestly, the man would put Cordy before everyone else!

"Something's fishy." Zoe smiled sly just then.

Cordy took a deep breath and finally admitted, "I'm pregnant."

"What?!" Zoe was shocked, along with everyone else.

Jokes aside, it was still surprising that Cordy was really pregnant.

So they were doing that while on their honeymoon?!

John was left speechless again. "What's so surprising? We're both healthy people and that could happen at any moment!"

Zoe was speechless too. "Then why didn't you just say it earlier?"

"It's been less than three months," he explained.

Zoe was actually shocked. "What, are you worried it's a false alarm or something?"

"Shut it," John growled grumpily. "Just don't tell anyone else."

"Fine," Zoe huffed, though she soon came to a realization. "Wait, is that why you're finally back? Because Cordy's pregnant?! Is it possible you might not have come back at all otherwise?!" John did not deny it, just as Cordy could not.

If she had not suddenly remembered that her period was running late for a long while and used a test kit despite her apprehension, they might really not have returned.

In fact, every time she suggested the idea, John would just tell her that it was still too early...