Page 31 of The Boss's Triplet Surprise

Her heart almost stopped when she saw the message.

“Oh, my gosh. This is it.”

Dan was by her side on the couch in an instant. “What does it say?”

“It’s just a link and a passcode to check my results on the doctor’s secure website. Give me a moment.” Her hands were shaking as she clicked the link and typed her name and the passcode into the site. It seemed to load forever. Finally, the lab results popped up.

Leah scrolled past her name, date of birth, and personal information. At the very bottom was the word she’d been looking for.

Pregnancy: Positive.

“Dan.” Leah’s hand went to her mouth. “Look.”

“Oh, wow. Leah.” Dan’s voice was filled with awe. “You’re pregnant. You’re really pregnant.”

“I am.” Leah glanced down at her stomach, which was as flat as ever. “I’m pregnant.”

“Congratulations!”

“I can’t believe it.”

“Believe it!” Dan got to his feet and pulled her up. He spun her around once, then pulled her into a hug. “You’re pregnant!”

Leah was still in disbelief. As much as she’d been sure that the test would be positive, actually seeing the result was something completely different. The feeling of Dan’s arms around her was the only thing keeping her grounded. Otherwise, she might have lifted off the ground and into the air.

“I’m pregnant!”

“You’re pregnant!” They pulled back, caught each other’s eyes, and began to laugh. Leah felt almost giddy. She was pregnant. Finally! She’d dreamed of this moment for years, and it was finally here. She was less than nine months away from meeting the most important person in her life. And the fact that Dan was here, smiling at her, made it even better.

Leah didn’t know what the next months would hold. She didn’t know how Dan would react to each milestone or how involved he’d be once the baby was born. She didn’t know if their plan to help him inherit RMA would work.

But she did know one thing. One perfect, wonderful thing.

She was going to have a baby. Dan’s baby.

CHAPTER 12

DAN

Dan pulled up beside Leah’s apartment. He put the car in park, then sent her a quick text to let her know that he was here and ready to go.

This was going to be the first big test of their fake relationship — lunch with his parents. To try to keep things calm, he’d suggested meeting on neutral ground, in a restaurant or a café, but Leah had insisted on going to his childhood home.

“Your parents want to see me as part of the family,” she’d pointed out. “If they want us to come to their house, we should accept.”

So, here they were. Dan was nervous, although not for the reasons he’d expected to be. He had thought he’d worry about whether his parents would believe that he and Leah were dating and whether his dad would finally think that he was family-oriented enough to inherit RMA Pharmaceuticals. And sure, he was still worried about that. But more than anything, he was worried about Leah. He wanted her to feel comfortable. He wanted her to like his parents. He didn’t want her to put any unnecessary strain on herself so early in pregnancy.

Dan glanced out the window in time to see Leah emerge from her building. On this early summer day, she was wearing a pretty green sundress that brought out the color of her eyes and contrasted beautifully with her hair. As if on instinct, Dan’s gaze dropped to her stomach, but it was still as flat as ever. There were no outward signs that she was carrying their child, beyond the tiredness she’d mentioned earlier that week. Leah waved at him from the doorstep before descending to the car.

“Good morning.”

“Morning!” She slid into the seat across from him. “Are you ready for this?”

“As ready as I’ll ever be. And you? How are you feeling?”

Leah grinned. “You’re going to ask me that every time I see you, aren’t you?”

Dan shrugged. “I just want to make sure everything is all right.”

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