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I was pregnant.

“Violet!” Nile shouted, barging into the restroom without a warning.

“Nile!” I said, alarmed by his sudden appearance. “What in the world are you doing here?”

“Me?! I was worried sick about you. Last thing I knew was that you were taking a nap, and then Penny came down to tell me that she couldn’t find you,” he said, taking me into his arms and holding me tightly.

“I’m fine, I just needed to get something,” I mumbled into his chest.

“You should have asked me,” Nile said. “I would have come down to get it for you.”

“I know,” I winced. “But I couldn’t ask you to get this.”

“Why not? What did you need?”

I held up the pregnancy test that was still in my hand, offering it to him limply and wordlessly. “Nervous” could hardly begin to describe the burning, fluttering feeling that began in my stomach and radiated throughout my body. We had decided to take things slow, yet here I was, pregnant with his child.

I was on edge as he looked at the positive result, wondering what his reaction would be. He looked from the test to my face with a completely unreadable expression.

“How are you feeling about it?” he asked.

I was surprised that he hadn’t immediately told me what he was feeling but had asked about my own thoughts.

“Feeling?” I asked. I hadn’t had time to process it yet, so I wasn’t sure how else to respond.

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost, Vi,” he responded. “I was just wondering if you’re alright with the test result. We hadn’t talked about this yet.”

I could tell that my mate was genuinely concerned about me, and it solidified my feelings about carrying his child. Whether he was happy or sad about bringing a new life into this world made no difference. I would love this tiny new life that was half me and half Nile no matter what.

My eyes welled up with tears, and I began sobbing uncontrollably.

“Whoa, Violet,” Nile said, tossing the pregnancy test into the sink behind me as he wrapped his arms around me. “It’s alright. I’m here. Everything’s going to be OK.”

His kindness only made me cry harder as I realized that my baby was going to have the most caring father in the world to call their own. I had already seen it with Penny. I only hoped that he could love our child as much as he loved the one he already had.

“I’m alright,” I assured him, wiping my eyes as I calmed myself. “I love this baby already. I’m not sad, I’m just emotional. Damn hormones.”

Nile hugged me tighter, playing with the hair at the nape of my neck as he held me against his chest.

“I’m overjoyed to hear that, because I can’t wait to have this baby with you,” he said.

We held each other until we were strong enough to let go and face the rest of the world.

“Let’s go home,” I said. “We’ve got some planning to do.”

Chapter 20 - Nile

“You remember the plan, right?” Violet asked when we woke up for the day.

“Of course,” I responded. “I can’t wait.”

Violet nodded, looking thoughtful with her arms crossed in front of her.

“Is everything okay, honey?” I asked. I moved to her and held her arms, rubbing them encouragingly.

“I just want to make sure Pen knows just how important she is. I don’t want her to think anything will change between us with a new baby in the house,” she said wistfully.

I hugged her, pulling her into my chest and moving my hands to her back. “She knows,” I assured her. “I’ll make you the same promise that we are making her: everything is going to be wonderful.”

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