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“Peaceful? You act as though you think someone might jump out of the trees or something and come looking for us,” she says.
I laugh so hard and shove my hands deep inside the pockets of my jeans. The truth is I don’t want to tell her that sometimes this happens to be exactly the kind of thing I think. If it isn’t that, then I believe that someone will come and harm a member of our club, or that if anything were to go wrong, the club wouldn’t be able to reach the member in time.
“No, not out of the trees, but maybe from one of the cars.” I shrug sheepishly, and Shiloh wraps her arm around mine.
It’s been a long while since I’ve felt anything like a sisterly bond with anyone. I love Shiloh to death for getting me to do this.
“Don’t you worry about any of that,” she says, and then all of a sudden, her face gets pale, and she sways.
“Hey, you alright? Is everything okay?” I’m starting to get concerned for a minute.
“Yeah, just got a wave of dizziness. Can we sit for a minute?”
“Yeah, of course. Come on, let’s go over here,” I say, and she walks with me to a bench while a couple of people speedily walk by us.
I clenched up immediately, thinking this was the reason why Shiloh suddenly went pale, but the couple just kept on walking, thoroughly ignoring us. They’re just out here enjoying their day like I was a few seconds ago. I’m stuck sitting on the bench, shaking my head at my own paranoia.
“Girl, you just need to relax. It’s fine. I think I was moving too fast. Got a little dizzy, that’s all.” She pats my knee and leans back against the bench, taking a few deep breaths, and the color returns to her cheeks.
I wait there for a few minutes for her to get her bearings. We weren’t moving that fast. Maybe she was excited about something else. I can’t tell.
She clears her throat and turns in my direction. “So, you never told me how you enjoy being in Los Angeles. What do you think so far?”
“Shiloh, if you would’ve told me I would enjoy being all the way over here in Los Angeles, I would have called you a bold-faced liar. This place truly is magical. It’s so different from back home. If I’m being real with you, I barely miss home at all. I mean, seriously, it’s not even cold here at all. I might as well have thrown away all my cold-weather clothes,” I joke with her, and she joins me in a chuckle.
Halfway through, she leans forward and grabs hold of her head, and her face goes pale again.
“Hey, what’s going on? You don’t look good. Are you sure you’re okay? Do I need to call my brother?” I put a hand on her shoulder and rub, trying my best to comfort her, even though I don’t know what’s going on.
“Yeah. I’m sure everything is fine. I just . . .” Shiloh takes a deep breath and leans back on the bench again. She closes her eyes and lifts her face up to the sky as if she’s trying to get some air on her skin.
“Look, I don’t want you to make a big deal about it,” she finally says when she’s able to open her eyes. “Well, scratch that. You can make a big deal if you want, but you can’t tell anyone. I have a bit of a secret.”
My mind goes from scared to concerned to apprehensive all the way back to happy. I think I know what she’s going to tell me, and if that’s the case, I couldn’t be happier.
“What?” I bounce up and down in my seat. I’m so impatient.
“I have a confession to make, but I haven’t told anyone yet,” she says again and raises an eyebrow at me.
I go over everything that’s happened here today and think about what it could be that would cause her to feel sick the way she is, and there’s only one explanation.
“You’re pregnant,” I blurt out, and Shiloh’s mouth drops open as she gapes.
“How did you know?” she squeaks in shock.
“Oh my god! You are?” I jump up off of the bench, and her head whips up to follow me.
“Oh wow. Okay, that was too fast.” She closes her eyes again and presses a hand to her head. She’s still dizzy.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Maybe we should get you back home.” I sit down slowly and rub my hand over hers.
“No, I’m okay. I just haven’t had anything to eat yet. When I do, I’ll be right as rain.” She nods slowly.
I gasp loudly, jump back up and press my hands to my hips. “You are not about to starve my niece or nephew! Let’s go,” I snap my fingers at her, and she laughs at my outrageousness.
“They’re not starving. They’re eating me up. Ugh, the doctor said it was normal, but I’ve already lost ten pounds. This baby is sucking me dry,” she jokes, but I suddenly notice just how tired she really is.
“Come on, let’s go back home anyway. You need to rest.” My mind goes over what she told me earlier about no one knowing, and I wonder if that means my brother didn’t know either.
