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“But…we were careful?—”
“Cara, I’m your mama. I have eyes. They loved you in a way that went beyond normal friendship, and I saw you with them.”
“Oh my God, did Papa know?”My raised voice got both Xander’s and Theo’s attention.
“No. Men are oblivious. They see what they want to see. He thought it was them being overprotective because of you being the heir. He thought it was brotherly.”
I resisted smirking at that.
Theo lifted a brow, waiting to see if I had an answer about Papa. I shook my head, and both men’s shoulders relaxed, which made me want to frown since I knew eventually, Papa would have found out.
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“Until you came to us or became pregnant, I wanted to wait.”
“Mama! I can’t believe you said that. I thought you were a virgin when you got married?”
“Who told you that nonsense? Why did I ask? Your Papa did—the liar. I swear. That man was an ‘always do as I say, not as I do’ man when it came to you girls. Do you believe he waited until we married?”
I tuned Mama out as she continued her nonsensical chatter about Papa and their sex life. This was the last thing I wanted to think about—Mama, Papa, and sex.
Yes, that’s how my sisters and I came about, but no child ever wanted those images in their mind.
“Do you know the old ladies still talk about your Papa and his reputation before he met me?”
“Oh, Mama. Please don’t tell me anymore. No more. I get it.”
“You’re one to talk. You had two men. I used to wonder how you walked half the time.”
I cringed.“Mama. No. Just no.”
“I got you to stop thinking about your stupid husband, didn’t I?”
Unable to help myself, I smiled.“Yes, you did. I love you, Mama. I miss you so much.”
“Soon, cara. Soon. Things are going to change.”
“I hope so. Did the people who brought you the phones teach you how to scan the house with the other equipment?”
Xander’s head whipped around, not caring that I knew he was eavesdropping.
“The girls know.”
“Mama, you need to learn it. Tina and Ariana are going to college soon. Then it’s just you and Fi. You can’t rely on them for everything. We talked about this.”
“You’ve become very bossy in the last few months. You remind me of my old Nerine.”I heard the tinge of happiness in her tone.“Don’t stop.”
“I’m trying to remember her, too.”
“That’s a good girl. I like that you have friends.”
“Me, too. Bye, Mama.”
“Bye, cara.”
I hung up and closed my eyes, dropping my head back as a lump formed in my throat. In the last few months, I’d come a long way.
I thought of all the training, the long hours of studying, and the multitude of debates and discussions on topics with four women who’d all had so many more life experiences than me.
