Page 30 of Three of a Kind

“Sorry for being a crappy date,” she says sleepily.

“None of that.” I move to kiss her forehead. “I’m going to check on Libby. I’m not leaving while you’re sick.”

“Lennox will probably be home in a few hours.”

I grunt. “Still not leaving until she’s here.”

Libby is fine. She sleeps with her bum up in the air and her arm wrapped around her bear.

I still check her for a fever.

She’s not feverish.

I walk toward the living room, ripping my phone from my pocket.

It’s just after eleven since, apparently, we fell asleep early as fuck.

A couple of quick internet searches give me such contradictory information that I start to panic.

Pulling up one of my moms, my thumb hovers over the call button, but if I go that route, my entire family will know by lunchtime tomorrow.

I try my sister instead. She’s the oldest of the girls in my family.

America answers with a huff. “What do you want, Deveraux?”

An involuntary shiver runs down my spine.

Goddamn.

When did my little sister start sounding like my moms?

“How are the kids, America?” I ask with a petulant tone to my voice.

Our parents named us for optimal misery when growing up.

I’m fully aware she goes by “Erica” these days, but if she wants to bust out my first name, I’m happy to do the same.

“Finally asleep. What’s up?”

“I need information. Is a one-hundred-and-four fever dangerous for an omega?”

“What?” she squeaks, sounding much more interested all of a sudden.

“Does it change things if she’s pregnant? Does that make it better or worse?”

“Holy fucking shit. You knocked someone up?” America gasps.

“The baby is not mine,” I clarify. “Although, I’m pretty sure the omega is.”

“Oh. My. God.” She fully punctuates each word. “Okay, that’s actually the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard.”

“Is it safe or not?” I growl.

I’m going to need to blackmail her hardcore if I don’t want this information making the rounds tomorrow.

“She’s not in heat if she’s pregnant,” my sister says, humming. “Okay, so, is she sick?”

“She seemed fine while we watched a movie, but we both fell asleep, and she woke up feverish.”

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