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Ireceived a phone call out of the blue from Apollo.
“Just to let you know, the test results came in positive. Forestisthe father.”
“Well, I’d hoped so. Or I’d be giving birth to the next messiah.”
“You weren’t avirgin, were you?”
I had the grace to chuckle at that. “No. But it had been a while.”
“Hmm. Well, did Forest tell you I called him to check in just yesterday?”
Forest had been unusually distant yesterday. It hurt, to have him go into one of his silences following our admission of love. I felt vulnerable. But I had to hope it was just the impending plan against Apollo putting him on edge.
And no, he hadn’t told me. “Yes, he did.”
“Oh, good. I wanted to double-check that he still trusted you, you see, Ria. If he starts keeping secrets from you like that, it’s a good indicator that he’s onto us.”
“Gotcha.” A sick feeling swirled in my stomach. “Well, luckily we seem to be on track.”
With Apollo pacified, I had to make my next move towards enacting our plan against Apollo and getting that evidence he apparently hadn’t destroyed but instead had stored deep within his headquarters.
And we needed Jenni to get it for us.
There was no time to be worrying about Forest just yet. Even though I couldn’t help it.
I called Jenni when I knew she was off work. “Hi, Jenni.”
“Ria! How are you?”
“I’m alright. My Grandmother’s been out of action, so I’ve been a bit busy doing family chores. Do you feel like coming over for a drink? I could do with a bit of normal socializing.”
“I’d be honored!” She sounded genuinely thrilled to be invited to my family’s underwhelming home. Bless her. “Do you mean now?”
“Sure, if you’re free.”
“Text me the address. I’ve just finished up at work, so I’ll get a cab!”
“It’s a bit pricey. You might need to get a bus.”
“I’ll work it out. See you soon!”
I texted her the address to my home, and went to find Forest. I found him staring out of the window in my bedroom – the one I’d escaped from the morning I’d been sent to his networking event. It felt so long ago now, but in reality, it wasn’t all that long at all.
“Hey. I spoke to Jenni. She’s coming over soon. Are you ready to make a plan with her?”
Forest nodded slowly. “Yes. It seems like nearly time, doesn’t it? Where should we go with her?”
“I don’t know, the only place I can get any privacy here is my room. And only then when Grandmother isn’t mobile enough to disrespect my privacy and enter at will.”
“Your room it is.”
Jenni texted when she was outside, and I went to meet her. She was very chipper, and it did ease my tension about the upcoming plan to see her.
“Hi Ria!” She waved excitedly.
I couldn’t match her energy, unfortunately, but I smiled. “Follow me.”
She followed me into the house and into my embarrassingly teenager-ish bedroom. I quickly closed the door behind us. Jenni was frozen just inside the room, staring at Forest.
