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“What about Carla?” he asked as he stepped into the bathroom.
“She’ll either find something to do or go home.”
Memphis came back to the bed and laid next to her. “She could come with us if she wants to.”
Rylee shrugged. “It’s up to her. I’m sure she has to go back to work soon.”
Memphis kissed her. “OK. It’s up to you. I need to be back in Phoenix by nine, so we’ll have to get up early to get back and get you settled somewhere in time.”
Rylee rolled closer to him and laid her head against his chest. “I’ll call Carla in a little while.”
“Speaking of calls. I clearly need to have a talk with Jeremy, and it could get ugly. I should step into my office.”
Rylee pressed a hand into his shoulder when he moved to sit up. “Wait. Can you confront him tomorrow? I’d like to be there.”
Memphis nudged her away from him and sat up. “Why? You don’t need to be there for that? I intend to get to the bottom of whatever is going on. I don’t understand why he’s explicitly going against my orders. He’ll tell me it’s because it’s his job to look out for me, but he’s never done anything like this before.”
Rylee sat and picked up a pillow, hugging it to her. “That’s exactly why I want to be there. You know I’m good at reading people. Maybe I can pick up on something you wouldn’t.”
Memphis cocked his head to one side. “I don’t love the idea, but I also see the good in it. It gives me another idea too. I’m interviewing staff after they’ve been polygraphed. If I have you in another room watching and listening on a secure feed, would you be able to read people or do you need to be in the same room?”
Rylee wrinkled her forehead. “Those are so easy to beat, Memphis.”
He laughed. “For you and certain types of people, perhaps. But Janet from accounting won’t have the expert knowledge needed to affect the results of a lie detector, Ace.”
Rylee shrugged. “You would be surprised at just how resourceful people are.”
Memphis tugged the pillow away from her and tossed it aside. “Believe me, I’m well aware. Now, if you’re telling me I should wait until tomorrow to confront Jeremy, then come here and let me hold you. You’ve had a long day. We should get some sleep.”
Rylee nodded and snuggled closer to him. Her mind wandered in a million different directions as his arms engulfed her. As happy as she was that he didn’t want her to sign a prenup before he’d even proposed, she couldn’t help but feel like leaving Vegas was going to change the tenor of their relationship and it would be difficult to achieve such a cozy existence when they left. She counted the days since she’d landed in Vegas. It was a small number, and it brought a smile to her face.
Until she thought about the exact dates.
“Fuck,” she said, bolting upright. “Where’s my phone?”
Memphis sat up, looking confused.
“What is it? What’s wrong?”
“The date? What’s the date?” she asked, a lump forming in her throat.
“The fifteenth, why?”
She did the mental math and jumped out of bed. “Fuck, fuck, fuck.”
“Ace, calm down and tell me what the problem is.”
She blew out a breath. “I was supposed to start my period four days ago.”
He stared at her as if he didn’t understand.
She buried her face in her hands and groaned. “Memphis, I could be pregnant.”
Memphiswentthrougharange of emotions as he processed what Rylee was saying. Pregnant? Was that even possible? They hadn’t been together for that long. Surely it was impossible.
At the same time, the thought of making a baby with Rylee made his heart swell. It was just something he’d expected to do years down the road. Not weeks after he met her.
He blew out a breath. Overreacting right now could damage their relationship. Not responding the right way could give her the wrong impression. What the fuck was he supposed to say?
