Adam's apartment.
"I'll talk to her," Juno said with a smile. 😊
Adam sighed, got up reluctantly, and handed the phone to Juno.
"Lily, don't worry," Juno said soothingly. "It's not even confirmed if you're pregnant yet. And even if you are, the baby you and Matthew would have is totally different in size and weight from the one Matthew's parents had.
And don't you love Matthew?
You do, right?
If you love each other, you'll eventually have your own little bundle of love, won't you?
You're already engaged and about to get married.
Even if you had a baby now, it wouldn't be that scary, would it?
Okay, calm down for a sec. Take a deep breath…"
On the other end of the line, Lily quickly calmed down under Juno's reassurance.
"I got it. I'll hang up now," Lily said, a bit embarrassed, before ending the call.
The pregnancy test process, while doable with one hand, wasn't exactly something she'd livestream over the phone. 😅
"Does this scene feel familiar?" Juno asked, grinning at Adam.
"…What do you mean?"
Seeing the weird looks from everyone else, Adam's mouth twitched.
"I mean Sheldon's brother, Little George," Juno said, still smiling as she looked at Adam.
"Heh." Adam forced a smirk.
If you're talking about Little George, just say it. Why stare at me like that and leave me hanging?
It makes it seem like I did something!
Chandler chimed in humorously, "Pretty normal, right?"
"Hm?" Monica immediately turned to him. "You sound experienced."
"You're not?"
Caught up in Juno's playful vibe, Chandler got carried away and looked at her in surprise.
But when he met his wife's dangerous gaze, he realized his mistake.
Don't let Monica's beauty fool you. Forget this "Schrödinger's panic" over a late period—she didn't even have a boyfriend back then.
Even her first kiss… she thought it was with him during some romantic midnight moment…
"Little George?" Peggy, who rarely joined in, spoke up. "The first time we went to Sheldon's house, he and Erica were sneaking around, getting all cozy."
"You guys were so mature for your age," Monica said, a bit jealous.
"Erica told you about that?" Adam asked, surprised, looking at Peggy.
"Yeah," Peggy nodded. "I was pretty curious about that stuff back then, and Erica was happy to talk about it."
"Little George almost thought he was gonna be a dad," Adam said with a laugh. "He was scared out of his wits. Those 10 minutes waiting for the test result? He said it was the longest 10 minutes of his life. Even when it came back negative, he totally lost interest in his girlfriend. Didn't even dare hug her—still traumatized!" 😬
At this, Adam and Chandler exchanged a knowing look, both feeling a sense of shared understanding.
This life was a bit better.
Since they knew the world of American TV shows could be messy, Adam took precautions—except in certain special cases.
This "shared understanding" was more from memories of their past lives.
Back then, Adam's reaction was almost identical to Little George's.
Panic and torment.
When the scare was over, that overwhelming sense of relief? Indescribable.
Of course, unlike carefree Little George, past-life Adam didn't let loose and celebrate wildly after the scare passed.
He also didn't say something as dumb as Little George did: "I was terrified. I was scared I'd have to marry you. My legs were shaking!"
Instead, like most guys, he played it cool: "Eh, it's not a big deal. If it happened, we'd just get married and raise the kid, right?"
Emmm.
It wasn't panic before.
Definitely not!
Guys always get confident and chill once they know the outcome.
And it's not being a jerk!
Because afterward, they find out their girlfriend knew there was no danger all along.
It was just a test, something she learned from her roommate.
They're all just as bad as each other.
It's all just instinctual reactions forced out of them.
Of course, if the girl suddenly flipped the script and said, "Oh, great! I was just messing with you earlier, but actually, I'm really pregnant…"
Well, if you meet a girl like that, you might as well go along with it.
Otherwise, you might be in for some trouble. 😅
"Still traumatized? Lost interest, huh?" Juno asked with a teasing smile. "How long did that last?"
"…" Adam and Chandler were speechless.
"Hah! Men!"
Except for Peggy, all the other women scoffed in disdain.
"That's not the point," Adam said with an awkward smile, changing the subject. "I should call Lily. It's been 10 minutes—her test results should be out by now."
Just as they mocked, that "traumatized" state didn't last long.
As Lu Xun said: The greatest lesson humanity learns is that we never learn our lessons.
Even if they were terrified by the Schrödinger's dilemma of whether a period would come, swearing to stay cautious and keep a safe distance…
That resolve didn't even last as long as a "wise man" moment.
The call connected.
"Lily, did the results come in?" Adam asked.
"This is the police. Ms. Aldrin has been arrested," a man's voice came through.
"For what?" Adam asked, confused.
"Public urination," the officer said.
"…" Adam's mouth twitched. "Can you pass the phone to Lily? I need to talk to her. She's the fiancée of the Erickson family. You know the Ericksons, right?"
Lily drove out to buy a pregnancy test, so she wouldn't have gone far—just nearby.
In small-town America, the police usually know a bit about every family.
Especially a family like Matthew's—big guys, and with Matthew being a future lawyer, they should be well-known.
"The Erickson family's fiancée?" The officer immediately connected the dots. "Matthew's fiancée?"
"Yeah," Adam nodded.
"Heh," the officer chuckled and handed the phone to Lily. "Matthew will come pick you up soon. By the way, I'm Mike, Matthew's classmate."
"Hi, Mike. I'm Lily," Lily said awkwardly as she took the phone.
"Public urination, huh?" Adam said, trying not to laugh.
"I didn't want to!" Lily said, mortified. "The convenience store didn't have a bathroom, and the clerk told me to just find a spot… Ugh, damn it! This is all Matthew's fault! Now I'm as bad as Barney!" 😣
Emmm.
Barney once peed in public too—on a church wall, no less. He got caught and was sentenced to community service.
He's still doing it to atone for his sins.
"So, what about the result?" Adam got back to the point.
"I don't know," Lily said, frustrated. "I just stood up when Mike caught me. I didn't even get to check the test."
"It's negative!" Officer Mike's voice came through.
Clearly, he was eavesdropping.
"Thank God!" Lily exclaimed, overjoyed.
"Now you can relax," Adam said. After chatting with Lily a bit more, he hung up.
"I'm so jealous of her," Monica said, looking envious. "I don't even get the chance to panic like that."
Chandler: "…"