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I tell her the pact I made with her brother, and for the first time, Exie Turner sees me for who I really am and not the monster she thought I was. How much I love her best friend.
Tears stream down her face when I tell her the story of two young guys falling in love with the same girl. What lengths they would go to to protect the one girl they both loved forever. One living and one in heaven, all the same, our love for her knows no bounds, and we would walk to the ends of the earth just to see her smile and feel the love she has for both of us in her heart. There is no one like Aura Rayne. No one.
Chapter 31
Aura
I look at the test in my hand in disbelief. I’m pregnant. I missed one pill, and now I’m pregnant. One pill. I lie down on my bed and stare up at the ceiling. No wonder I can’t stand the smell of eggs. They smell rotten and I just feel like sleeping and puking. Camila made me eggs with toast this morning when I was so tired from working the store. All the customers walking in placed orders for more handmade designs, but my stomach wasn’t having it. I figured I had eaten something that didn’t agree with me, but then I remembered the feeling when I fell pregnant with Lane, and it hit me. I went to the grocery store nearby and was relieved to find they had pregnancy tests on hand.
After drinking a ton of water, I thought I would float. I took three tests, and they all came out with the same result. I’m pregnant. My periods were off sometimes, and I switched contraceptive brands and only missed one pill switching over, and bam, now I’m pregnant with Kalum’s baby. Now I don’t just have Lane, but now I’m pregnant with Kalum’s baby. I look down at my still flat stomach and I feel flutters in my stomach and now know there is a baby growing inside of me. Our baby.
I walk out of the bathroom, and Camila is standing in the hallway watching me. I look down at my scroungy socks over my gray leggings.
“How far along are you?”
My head snaps up, and her expression softens. I decide to tell her. Why hide it? “About two months along, give or take.”
“Does he know?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know how to tell him, not with everything going on with Lane’s grandparents.”
I received the documents from their lawyer with dread. I haven’t even sent it to Mr. Schwartz yet. The walls are closing in on me fast, and I need to relax.
“Tell him, Aura. You need to be honest with him about everything. He will be there for you. He loves you, and I know the news will make him happy.”
I give her a hug. “You think so?” I whisper.
“I know it.”
“Tell Henry to wait for me out front.”
She nods. “I’ll stay with Lane.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I think you need to tell him first and then together, you guys will tell Lane together.”
I make my way inside the St. Claire building, and security greets me.
“How can I help you?”
I look down at my simple long coat and sneakers, looking out of place in the beautiful building with black marble floors.
“My name is Aura Rayne, and I’m here to see Ka—Mr. St. Claire.”
His eyes widen when he hears my name. He grabs his security badge so fast he practically rips it off his suit jacket.
“Right this way, Miss Rayne.” He guides me toward the elevator without question or asking me what business I have with his boss. I look over, and Cason’s men nod and take a seat in the expansive lobby.
Once the elevator opens, I stride toward the young woman with designer glasses seated at her desk. She smiles at me warmly.
“Hello, I’m Melissa. I hope you remember me from… last time.”
Oh God. I tighten my hold on the letter-size envelope I’m holding, slightly embarrassed from the last time I was here on this floor when Kalum and I were fucking in the boardroom.
“Yes,” I say shyly.
“You are more than welcome to go right in. He already knows you’re here.”
