Elof went with her to process the results and get the equipment he’d brought with him. That left the three of us—Bryn, Bekk, and myself—in the small patient room, waiting. Bryn paced, walking between the cream-colored walls with increasing urgency.

After what felt like an eternity, Elof returned with Rikky. She set his heavy machine on the floor. Before she left, I thanked her for all her help, since I didn’t know if I’d see her again, and she mumbled “you’re welcome” before departing.

Elof hopped up onto the wheeled doctor’s chair and rolled closer to where Bekk and I sat. Bryn finally stopped pacing and stood beside Bekk with her arms folded over her chest.

“Usually, I give results individually,” Elof said. “But given the unconventional nature of the situation, if it’s all right with you all, I’ll explain it all at once.”

“Just tell me who my father is,” Bryn blurted out, then added, “please.”

“Given that Bekk’s baby shares half of her DNA with you, I would say that Indu Mattison is your father,” he said, and she cursed under her breath.

“Which means he’s not mine,” I said.

Even though it was as I suspected, the confirmation was less comforting than I thought it would be. Ruling out possible fathers—even psycho ones—wasn’t nearly as satisfying as finding out who my father really was.

There was obvious relief in finding out a lunatic like Indu wasn’t my father, but seeing the look of horrified resignation on Bryn’s face dampened the mood.

Bekk looked up at her with a strained, bittersweet smile. “You have sisters now.” She rubbed her belly, but Bryn only nodded once.

“Are you all right?” Elof asked her gently.

“Yeah, yeah.” She looked up and blinked, like she’d just woken from a bad dream. “We should probably get out of here. Now that we got our answers. Real patients need the room.”

“They could spare a few more minutes, if you need it,” Elof said sympathetically.

She moved toward the door. “Nah, I’m good.”

There wasn’t much point in sticking around, not with Bryn bolting toward the door. So we all got up to go. I grabbed Elof’s blood machine, since it was so heavy, and we headed out. Elof made sure to thank the front desk nurses for all their help.

It wasn’t until we got to the airboats tied at the dock that Bryn asked, “Would anybody mind if I went with Bekk to her house? There are some things I’d like to talk about with her.”

“By all means,” Elof told her.