Page 17 of Agony of Our Regret

“Looks like baby is...between a lime and lemon. You have a little Sprite in you.” She giggled.

“I’m not calling my baby a soda.”

She handed my phone back. “Then I’ll say lemon until you guys find out.”

Lemon was better thanit, so I accepted and stared down at my hands. A teeny baby was in there. I was still not quite sure how to wrap my head around that.

“And you’re positive about not telling the others about Lemon?”

I nodded. “I’m sure.”

“Okay.”

I wanted to hug her for accepting my decision.

“Have they checked on you since the accident?”

“Just through text. Sky said they were heading for a remote part of Indonesia. They can’t video call.”

“That’s lucky. You’re going to have to be careful not to lie when you talk to him.”

I slumped. “I know.”

“What about Vince?”

I glanced at her before looking out toward the office. “Nothing’s changed. He checked in last night but only asked how I am. He doesn’t go any deeper. I know Gavin’s admission rocked things.”

Since I’d already told her about Gavin and Vince, I didn’t have to dump that on her along with my announcement.

“Yeah, that must have been a blow. Opening a barely healed wound.”

“At least everything is out now. No more secrets.”

She eyed my stomach.

“No secrets between the guys,” I corrected. “They’ve cleared the air, and that was important for them. And me.”

Coming back had always been up to Noah, Vince, and Sky, but I knew it couldn’t happen without Luca and Gavin repairing their relationships, opening the door to work through all their grievances.

My cell rang. Sky’s face appeared on the screen. “They’re calling.”

Gwen leaned over and cringed. “They must have sensed we were talking about them.”

“They’re twelve hours ahead. Why are they calling in the middle of the night?” Worry began to grow.

“I’ll let you find out.” She stood and left me alone in the room.

I answered and held up my phone as he and Noah filled the screen.

Seeing them smiling back instantly relieved me. “Hi, guys.”

“Hey! We just got to Bali. The hotel has Wi-Fi, so we’re checking in,” Sky explained.

“You just got there? Why so late?”

Noah laughed. “It’s a long, complicated story involving several modes of transportation and two elephants on the run.”

I grinned. “Sounds like quite the adventure.”

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