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Addy jerks her head. Her eyes are still wide, and I swear she hasn’t blinked.
“Um, wow, congratulations?”
“There’s more.”
“More?”
“You need to promise me you won’t judge.”
“I never judge.”
“We all judge…it’s what we do as sisters.”
“You, Millie, and Alexa judge,” Addy corrects me. “I don’t judge.”
“Before I tell you this, I need you to know that I was upset. I just caught Olivier in bed. Plus, the Miami event fell through.”
“So, you were feeling sorry for yourself and screwed someone you shouldn’t have on a one-night stand?”
“How did you know that?”
“I study psychology.”
I take a deep breath, then swallow the lump inside my throat. “It’s Austin’s.”
“Austin? As in Millie’s Austin?”
“He’s not hers,” I fire back in annoyance.
Silence falls between us. Addy releases a heavy sigh but keeps her thoughts at bay.
“I feel you judging me.”
“I’m shocked,” she admits while shaking her head. “I would say there’s a curiosity more than judgment.”
I go ahead and explain exactly what happened that night so she knows the full story with the hope she can maybe give me some advice on how to handle tonight.
“I think you’ll need to prepare yourself for the outcome. Of course, Dad will be quiet, fester his anger, but let’s get honest here. It is you, so maybe you might be spared the storm.”
“I highly doubt it, but continue... ”
“Mom will be worried about your condition, yet also trying to deal with Dad at the same time. They’ll do that secret eye thing where they’re staring at each other but not saying a word.” Addy is so accurate, knowing our family too well. “Alexa will congratulate you because she’s too busy thinking about her social life to understand the enormity of the situation. As for Millie, she’ll be vocal and angry. She will think you did this on purpose, and chances are, Will’s going to be just as livid. That whole jealous alpha trait will come out because Austin will be part of our family.”
“But Austin isn’t part of our family. We’re not in a relationship,” I tell her adamantly. “We will co-parent. That’s it.”
“Yes, but you know Will, it means Austin is around you. You’re around Millie. Seven degrees of separation right there.”
I throw my pillow over my face. “I’m fucked. No matter how I look at it, Millie will be angry.”
“C’mon, Ava. She won’t stay angry forever.”
“Oh really? Once, she didn’t talk to me for two weeks straight because I borrowed her favorite cardigan and stained it.”
“The cream one that looked like something from a grandmother’s closet?” Addy cringes.
“So beside the point, Addy.”
“Yes, it is. But I’m trying to distract the part of your brain which is focusing on what you can’t change. You cannot change how our family will react, especially Millie.”
