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Confused, I asked, “Why?”
“You’ll have to askher. But don’t all mothers do that?”
“I wouldn’t know. My mother has never met anyone I’m dating.”
She smiled at me. “I like the sound of that. Sounds weird, but I like the sound of it.”
Pulling her to me, I kissed her softly on the lips. “I do too.”
She let out a sigh. “Come on, before your mother thinks we’re bumping uglies in here.”
I rolled my eyes. “Jesus, and you run a business? How?”
She winked at me and started out the door.
I grabbed her hand. “Wait, I wanted to talk to you about something.”
With a worried look, she asked, “What is it?”
“I was thinking, with your permission, that I could talk to Evelyn and Denny. I know they want to tell the world you’re pregnant, and you’d like to wait until the first trimester is done.”
She sighed. “Is it fair for me to do that to them, though? It istheirbaby, and they have the right to be excited and want to tell people.”
“That’s a valid point, but this isn’t just about them; it’s also about you. You’re carrying the baby. They should respect your right to wait until you’re thirteen weeks along.”
Brystol smiled. “Thank you for that.”
Surprised, I asked, “For what?”
“For being on my side. I mean, I know there aren’tsides. But for taking the time to care about how I feel. That means alot to me. My mother still isn’t very happy with my decision. She’s slowly coming around though.”
“She’s just worried about you, Bry. Try not to think too much about it. The last thing you need to be doing is stressing.”
She smiled again. “Thank you, Gavin. And I don’t have any issues if you want to talk to them.”
“Good,” I said, pulling her closer and kissing the top of her head. “Let’s go get some tea.”
I stepped back, and Brystol looked up at me, tears in her eyes. She quickly blinked them away, started to stay something, then stopped.
“What’s wrong?
“Nothing,” she said with a soft smile. “Nothing at all.”
Brystol
Aurora handed me the hot cup of tea as I pulled my legs up under me.
“Thank you.” I blew on my drink as Aurora passed out cups to Harper and Cadie.
After sipping her tea, Harper set it on the coffee table and looked at me expectantly. “You called an emergency meeting, so…what’s going on?”
I held the cup in both hands, relishing its heat. I lifted it to my nose and drew in a deep breath. Aurora had put peppermint in the tea to help with my morning sickness. I took a small drink and set my cup down as well.
“Something has happened.”
All three of them went pale.
“Oh, no! The baby’s fine.”
