Page 6 of Seduced By My Brother's Best Friend
I’m going to be a mother.
Shockingly, the first thing I do as soon as the news settles is grab my phone. I dial the number with shaky hands and wait with bated breath for him to pick up.
“Fallon?” he asks, his crisp, smooth voice soothing me marginally.
“Alex-” I pause. I don’t know how I’m supposed to say this.
“What’s wrong? Did something happen? Do you need me to fly over?” he asks, sounding worried.
My heart clenches, and I briefly consider not telling him. I have no idea how he will take the news, but he deserves to know. And I know without a doubt I’m going to need his help.
I take a deep breath before speaking. “I’m pregnant. Alex, I’m having your baby.”
He grows quiet. My heart pounds as I wait for him to say something, anything. Two whole minutes pass before I hear him say the word fuck under his breath.
“Fallon, come home.”
I still for a moment. “What?”
“You heard me, Fallon. You need to come home.”
I’m already shaking my head. “I can’t, Alex. I can’t do that. I have my job here. I worked so hard to get to where I am. I can’t just throw it away because of one mistake.”
Alex is quiet on the other line for a few seconds. “That mistake happens to be our baby, Fallon. A child. You can’t do this on your own. And you certainly can’t do this so far from home.”
He’s right. I know he’s right.
“I’m a big girl, Alex. I can take care of myself,” I assure him. “I’ve got to try at least.”
In the end, I’m only able to survive two weeks because my morning sickness begins in earnest. And it’s awful. Really terribly awful. I’m worried about my baby’s health, and I realize I have no choice but to head back home to Aster Falls.
I tell myself I’m not giving up on my career. I know there will be other opportunities after I give birth to this baby.
Chapter 3
(Alex)
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Relationships are complicated and stressful. You don’t get hurt when you’re all on your own.
These are words I’ve tried to live by for most of my life. I’ve pushed people away and made it my mission not to care too much about anyone. But that ends now.
Fallon arrived in Aster Falls yesterday. She called to inform me that she was heading home afterall. I feel much better knowing she’ll be close to me. We haven’t had a chance to really talk about this yet. I have no idea what’s going through her mind and what her plans are. One thing I know for sure is that she’s at least confided in her brother. He stormed my house some days ago, ready to kill me, but Damien eventually backed off. After a few punches that is. I’d never seen my best friend so furious, but I deserved it.
“I’m sorry, honey, could you repeat that?” Fallon’s mother questions staring at her daughter with wide eyes.
I’m in the Wright home. Damien called me over as soon as Fallon decided to tell their parents. According to him, I should at least be present to witness just how fucked I made his sister’s life. I’m actually dreading her parents’ reactions right now.
Jason and Mellissa have always seen me as some form of a bad egg. They always warned Damien and Fallon away from me. Damien never listened, but I guess they were okay with thatbecause he’s a man, but with Fallon, it’s different. She’s their little girl, their angel. She has lived all her life trying to please them. More than anything, they’ll see her pregnancy for me as a betrayal of everything they’ve taught her.
“I said I’m pregnant, mom. I found out a few weeks ago,” Fallon says, eliciting a gasp from Mellissa. Jason looks on with a clenched jaw.
More than anything, I’m surprised by how calm she sounds. I wasn’t expecting her to be so brave right now. It’s like she has resolved herself to whatever happens next.
“How can you be pregnant? With who?” her mother asks in rapid succession.
Finally, Fallon’s expression wavers. She briefly looks at me, and I try to give her a small reassuring smile. I’m standing to the side of the living room, leaning against the wall and doing my best not to draw any attention towards myself.
