Page 6 of Say You Want Me
“No.” I pull back. “It’s not. I can’t have a baby! I can’t even take care of a plant. I’m alone up there. How am I going to do this?”
“You can do it because you’re strong and loving. How far along are you?”
My eyes lift to hers, and I almost choke on my next words. “I’m two months.”
“That means . . .” I see the wheels turning as she calculates. “Oh! Oh my God! You were here two months ago! For when Zach proposed!”
“Yup.” My voice is full of despair.
“Wyatt?”
“Yes. Fucking Wyatt. Why am I so stupid? Why, out of all the goddamn people in the world, does it have to be him? The guy who spent his entire life pining away over you. The damn man who left me in the middle of the night so I could see my way out of his bed? I mean, couldn’t it have been some guy in Philly so my entire life didn’t implode?”
Her smile brightens, and her eyes shine with tenderness. “I know you’re freaking out. I don’t blame you, but you’re going to be okay. You’ll see, this’ll be fine. Y’all are going to have a baby! And maybe there’s a reason he left you that night . . . which by the way, you never told me about.”
That’s what she focuses on?
“How? How is this going to be okay?”
“It’s not part of your plan, I’ll give you that. But Wyatt will be a great dad.”
I shake my head. “I don’t even know what I’m going to do. Maybe I won’t tell him. Maybe I won’t keep it or even have it.”
She knows me well enough that she doesn’t respond. I may not be happy about this, but I know that I’m keeping it. Presley knows that, too. It’s just so much. Too many things to think about. Telling Presley was the easy part—it’s going to be telling Wyatt that will be difficult. He has a right to know, but it’s the last thing I want to say to him. With that will come a barrage of questions and issues. Things I haven’t even figured out myself.
“That’s your choice, babe. I can tell you that it’s not you.”
I groan. “I hate you.”
“I hate you right back.”
“It’s your fault this even happened!” I throw my hands in the air.
Presley’s eyes widen. “Me?”
“Yeah,” I say as I point right at her. “If you hadn’t made me come visit, I wouldn’t have slept with him. If you hadn’t fallen in love with Zach again, I wouldn’t be here.”
“Well, since we’re passing blame. If you hadn’t gone to college in Maine and weren’t my roommate, I wouldn’t have met Todd. If I hadn’t met Todd, I wouldn’t have been married and living in Pennsylvania. If all that hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t be back in Bell Buckle. So, whose fault is it really?”
“I reiterate again that I hate you.”
She laughs and shifts the car back to drive. “I love you, too.”
We pull up to the house, and the boys are already there waiting for us, jumping and waving. The sadness and dread I felt moments ago dissipates as I rush out of the car. “Cay! Logan!”
“Auntie!”
I pull them into my arms and squeeze. They’re such great kids. They’ve been through hell but still smile. A lot of that is thanks to both Presley and Zach’s families, which I guess includes Wyatt.
“My boys! How’s school?” I ask, knowing the grumbles will come.
“It’s great. Logan has a girlfriend!” Cayden sniggers.
“Oh?”
“I do not!” Logan punches Cayden. I giggle and instantly feel lighter.
“Angie,” Zach says with a smile from his spot on the porch. “So glad you’re here. Pres needs someone to rein her in on this wedding stuff.”
