Page 85 of Matteo

Anger flooded my veins immediately and I found myself snapping at my sister. “It’s not Mason’s fucking business, okay.”

Immediately, guilt replaced the anger as Nora’s eyes widened.

“Look ma’am, I was trying to help you the fuck out, okay. You called me…”

Tears pricked my eyes making them sting. “I’m so sorry. I’m such a bitch. And I’ll be a terrible mother. I don’t want Mason knowing because I don’t think I should keep it.”

That did it.

The floodgates opened and I started sobbing uncontrollably my fucking saint of a sister, she was nothing but calm words and warm hugs as she pulled me in close and stroked my hair.

“I think I should spend the night,” she murmured. “Mason can do without me for the night.”

Still sobbing, I nodded. “Please.”

“Besides, he’s headed to Carmine’s house to spar or some shit. The last few months…I need to tell you something,” Nora eased back. “But maybe it can wait till after you check that test…”

I nodded and tried to suck some air into my lungs to get in control of myself. “Okay, I need to get myself together.”

I stood slowly, afraid of what was waiting in my bathroom, but I felt Nora right behind me. Staring down at the test on the counter, my heart began to pound so fucking loud.

And my chest.

It felt so tight.

Violently bright pink lines stared back at me as I clutched at my chest. Nothing was holding me up and I felt myself rushing to meet the floor.

“Oh, Rain!” Nora was beside me in an instant, pulling me into her arms.

It was true. The deed was done.

I was pregnant.

I was pregnant with the Boy Scout’s baby.

“Nora, it was one time…” I sobbed loudly. “One fucking time. And I’m alone. And I don’t know what to do.”

“Shhh, it's going to be okay,” my sister began to rub small soothing circles on my back. “I’m here, and we’ll figure it out, okay.”

Nora would never press me about who the father was. I think we had a good enough connection that she already knew who it was.

Sitting up, I gave her a watery smile. “I’m gonna have to get an OBGYN appointment.”

“I can get the name of one from Brie,” Nora smiled mentioning her boss’s wife.

“Huh?”

“Yup, she’s having a baby too,” Nora smiled.

Quietly, I got to my feet. “I’m not sure I’m having anything. I need…fuck, I need to talk to the father before I decide anything. Not that a man is going to tell me what to do with my own body,” I eyed her.

My sister held up her hands in defense before quietly speaking. “So that was what I was going to bring up earlier. We still don’t have any concrete clues on where Matteo is. But Mason’s been looking, actually, I lied earlier. He and Carmine…they’ve figured out something and they’re running a little mission.”

My palms began to sweat at Nora’s words. “They… think they might be able to track him down, bring him home.”

We walked back out of the bathroom and my sister nodded. “Their mother, Alaska…we all thought she was dead. Turns out she’s just the other side of a coin like their father.”

“Why did she only want Matteo?”

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