Page 22 of The Promise

Oh my god, am I that fucking dense that I didn’t realise that’s what’s going on here? How can Callie be pregnant, she can’t be…right?

Callie’s face is giving horror movie poster vibes right now as she looks at her best friend, then at me, then at Sean, but with no help in sight she opts for a panicked mutter. “No, what? What are you talking about?” The nervous giggle isn’t helping her case either and I plant my hands down on the island next to Molly.

“Are you?” I almost whisper and Callie chokes on her saliva, coughing into her balled up fist but refusing to make eye contact with me. Sean is silent, fiddling with the rough skin on his hands, until Molly yanks his attention back to her with a click of her fingers.

“Sean,” she smiles sweetly, but I know deep down it’s menacing and the poor guy should be scared. “Is Callie pregnant?”

“You’re crazy Mol,” he laughs, so forced it almost cracks his voice. “Just answer the question Taylor. Because if my best friend is pregnant and I'm the last to know, someone will be losing their testicles.”

No, he’s not convincing either of us right now and all I can do is stand here and watch this whole thing unfold, Molly taking the lead of interrogating the two of them into confessing.

Sean looks to Callie and she looks back at him, neither of them daring to lie to Molly again for fear of the war she’ll unleash on them for it. “Just tell her Cal,” he whispers and Callie breathes a hefty sigh. “Fine. I’m 8 weeks today.” She murmurs, looking down at her still flat stomach.

I guess 8 weeks is still really early and she wouldn’t showing yet right? I don't have much experience with pregnancy, but when my auntie was having a baby I remember not being able to see a bump until at least 15 weeks. How can Sean and Callie be having a baby? A real life baby! What the hell are they thinking?

Molly’s face is open wider than I’ve ever seen it, her jaw hanging for a moment before something else takes over…hurt and every instinct in me is telling me to scoop her into my arms.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” She whispers, her voice breaking a little as she looks to her best friend, whose face is also soft and pulled down into a guilty frown.

“I wanted to keep it a secret until I was in the safe zone.” Callie sighs and Sean's hands come around her middle, his chin on her shoulder. “I would have told you as soon as I’d had my scan in 4 weeks.”

Molly’s hand lands on her hip and her eyes change from hurt to confused really fucking quick. “Sorry, but how the hell did this happen? Aren’t you on the pill?”

I’ve barely said a word and I'm aware of that, but this is kind of sticky territory for me and to be honest I'm a little flabbergasted. I walked through the front door fully intending on taking Molly upstairs and fucking her for a few hours before the party that we’re hosting tonight started. Instead, I’ve just found out that my best friend is about to become a dad.

Jesus, my head is spinning.

“I was on the pill…until I stopped taking it.” Callie says and Molly’s face widens with realisation again, this time horror accompanying it. “You two planned it?” She gawks, running an exasperated hand down her face and turning to me for the first time. “These two are crazy bastards right?”

I nod, clearing my throat. “I’m happy for you guys though, if…it’s what you want.”

Molly cackles. “Sean, you need to learn to say no to her crazy demands otherwise you’ll be up to your neck in kids before you’re thirty.” Callie launches a balled up paper bag at Molly’s head. “It was Sean’s idea, you cheeky bitch.”

“What the fuck Taylor? Have you taken too many pucks to the head?” Molly laughs, chin resting on her palm.

“I’m in love Mol, makes you do crazy shit.” He beams at Callie, eyes flickering tenderly to her stomach.

Molly looks at me for a beat, then closes the gap between us, her arm coming around my torso. “And that’s exactly why I don't even go within a mile of love, not in a million years.”

Sean’s accusing eyes find me, but they’re also soft with empathy. “Yeah, I know.”

Molly wraps Callie in a tight hug on our way past her, planting a warm peck on her cheek and pointing a playful warning finger at Sean, who blows her a kiss loaded with arrogance.

I want to say something to him, to defend myself from what he thinks he knows about my feelings. But the words won’t materialise on my tongue and Molly quickly tugs me up the stairs to my bedroom. My own words from weeks ago are ringing in my ears again, my denial of the growing feelings I have towards Molly. I want to squash them before they get an even tighter grip on me, but I'm not sure if it’s already too late for that. And the worst part is, I know she doesn’t feel the same way. This thing between us really is just sex to her and always will be. As much as I want to ignore it, the tiny flutter of jealousy has made it’s home in the pit of my stomach, watching Sean loving on Callie like he does.

It’s making me fucking nauseous.

I don’t want to feel this, I don’t want to be sucked into the cesspit of love when the person I'm pretty sure I’m falling for doesn’t feel the same. Molly lands with a huff on my bed, sitting up on her elbows and letting herself get sucked deep into thought. Her best friend is going to be a mum and mine a dad, I feel like I’m in some sort of parallel universe right now, I just didn’t see this coming at all.

“Those two are extra sickening today, spraying their love all over the place.” I grimace and sit down beside her. “I mean sure, I'm happy for them if they’re happy, but a baby? What the fuck are they thinking?” “You’re cranky today, have you eaten?”

I look down at her crotch, the warmth already radiating off her and I suddenly remember what we came here for in the first place. “No, I'm fucking starving.”

Molly sits up straight, purposefully spreading her legs. “She can hear you, you know? She’s already prepared.” The swell of her bottom lips comes between her teeth and my cock takes over my brain. Any earlier worry of feelings and love get drowned out by the feral desire I have to sink my face between this girl’s thighs.

Chapter 17

Molly

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