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“A-are you sure he isn’t busy? I don’t want to interrupt,” I stammer.
I’m hesitant to just walk in like I own the place. I didn’t call first. I should have called him.
“Mr. St. Claire gave everyone strict instructions that you are not to wait when you are here to see him. You can come whenever you wish.”
“Oh. I’m sorry. I wasn’t aware I could just—”
She waves her hand like it’s no big deal. “Please. You don’t have to explain. Go right ahead.”
I give her a nervous smile and walk toward the imposing door of Kalum’s office. I turn the knob slowly and the door swings open. His head lifts up from whatever document he is reading, and my breath catches in my throat. He is so handsome, with his gray dress shirt fitted to his frame to perfection. It is tailored to his large frame, only accentuating his muscled chest, bulging biceps, and trim waist. There is a strip of hair that has slid forward over his forehead, and he looks like a model for an executive commercial. His hard, angular jaw and perfect lips, and brows that are shaped over expressive dark eyes.
When he smiles, I feel all the way to my toes inside my brown boots. My legs clench slightly before taking slow steps toward his desk after letting the door close behind me.
He stands, and I hold my hand out. “Please, I’m sorry to have interrupted you. I came because I needed to talk to you, and maybe it could have waited until you came home.” The concept of home being where we all have been living. Time goes by so fast, and I‘ve realized we have all been living together like a family for months.
He sits back down and gestures for me to take a seat. “You can come and visit me whenever you want, Aura. I like it.” He grins. “Is everything okay? Do you need something? Are you hungry?”
“I need to talk to you about something very important, and I didn’t want to discuss it over the phone.”
“What is it, Aura? Tell me.”
I sit up straight in the chair in front of his desk and place the papers from Lane’s parents about Lane Jr. on my lap. I even took the pregnancy tests as proof. My fear is rejection for me falling pregnant. He told me he didn’t want kids or marriage, and I’m petrified of his reaction. It’s not fair to keep it from him, and he should know.
“If it’s about Lane’s parents and their threats, I already know about it and I’m going to take care of it.”
I frown. “How did you know?”
“Exie,” he quips.
“Exie?”
He nods and gives me a smirk. “She came to see me and told me. I’m not upset that you didn’t tell me sooner, and I already know why. I know you don’t want to burden me with it, but everything that concerns you and Lane Jr. concerns me.”
I lick my lips, and his eyes darken. My nipples harden at the reaction and my core throbs between my thighs. We had sex early this morning, but with Kalum, it isn’t enough. It feels like the first time, every time, with Kalum. The memory of him between my thighs with a trail of delicious soreness. A reminder of what takes place besides the love of his name on my lips every time he gives me my release.
“It will be taken care of. Exie and I are on it. No one is taking Lane Jr. away from you, and you sure as hell will not have to sell anything.”
I trust him, and I trust Exie. A wave of relief that they are doing this for Lane Jr. and for me gives me the courage to spill the news that he is going to be a father.
“Is there anything else you need to tell me before I ask you for a kiss and your thighs wrapped around my waist?” he says huskily.
I bite my lip, slide my hand inside the envelope and pull out the test in my hand, covering them. He looks at my hand and tilts his head curiously.
“What is that?” he asks.
I give him a nervous laugh and lift my head up, looking at the tall ceiling in his office until my gaze lands on his. “I’m pregnant,” I blurt.
His eyes widen, and his gaze falls to my stomach and then to my face. I slide the test over to him on his desk.
“I took three of them. They are all positive. I switched contraceptives, and there was a day from switching and I guess that was all it took. I’m so sorry, Kalum.”
He just stares at me and doesn’t say a word, and his expression is totally blank. Maybe from the shock.
“Kalum?”
“Kalum?” I repeat.
He doesn’t move a muscle or say anything. He is just staring into space. His office door opens and Janine walks in.
