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“What the fuck?”
Gabrielle came running inside. “What happened? What did you say to her?”
I watched as Brodie and Jackson came in. Lena must have stayed out with Mel. God, I should be with Mel, not a stranger.
“I need another beer,” Brodie said and headed to the kitchen. “Anybody else want one?”
“So, you all know?” Gabrielle and Jackson nodded. “Of course, you know. You gave her the pregnancy test.” I pointed at Gabby.
Gabby nodded. “I’m sorry, Ash. But what did you say to her that made her come running out crying?”
“I told her I was going to kill Alex.”
“Who’s Alex?” she asked.
My eyes shot to hers. “The guy that…” I slammed my stupid mouth shut when I saw the puzzled expression on her face. I ran my hand over my eyes to ward off the headache that threatened behind them. Mel hadn’t mentioned Alex to them?
“Oh, fuck me. I am an imbecile.”
“What do you mean?” she asked.
“Mel didn’t sleep with Alex,” I found myself mumbling aloud. “That’s why she was home at eleven that night and not in Alex’s bed. If she’d slept with him, she wouldn’t have been home that early.” I stopped my blabbering; realizing Gabby had no idea what the fuck I was talking about. Why hadn’t Mel told me? Why did she let me go on thinking she’d been with him? Was I that much of an inconsiderate fool not to realize it? Apparently.
I left Gabby and Brodie in the house and found Mel sitting on the swing with Lena. She was still crying. I felt like a jerk. I slowly strolled over to them. Lena got up, placed her hand on my shoulder, and smiled at me then went inside.
I stood in front of Melody. “Mel, I’m sorry. I’m a jerk. “It’s mine, isn’t it?”Please say it’s mine,I pleaded silently.
She nodded. My stomach tightened. Half with excitement and happiness, and half with fear.
“You were never with Alex, sexually I mean.”
“No.”
“When I told you that I hadn’t been with anyone since you, why didn’t you tell me then that you hadn’t been with Alex?” I thought back to kissing her. Wishing I could kiss her right then and make everything better. Wishing I could hold her in my arms and take back all the references to Alex that I had made.
“Because you never gave me a chance, you started kissing me and…and then we were…you know, deep into it again. It slipped my mind.”
“And after?”
“Alex was the last thing on my mind, and I didn’t think it was necessary.”
“Not necessary? How could you let me go on believing that you’d slept with Alex when you hadn’t?”
She closed her eyes and inhaled a deep breath. “I didn’t know you thought I had. Not really. And I didn’t know I was pregnant, okay? I never thought I needed to tell you that Ihadn’tslept with someone because why even mention something that didn’t happen and it really wasn’t any of your business…until now. And anyway, I did try to tell you, but you kept kissing me and then…and then…I don’t know, Ash, my mind turns to oatmeal when you’re kissing me and I didn’t want to think about Alex.”
I wanted to laugh at that but managed to stifle the smile. God, she was adorable. I simply nodded and sat down on the swing next to her, stunned silent.
