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“You are such a bitch.”
I smile with a shrug.
“Grayson,” Destiny says, her demeanor sweetening. “We need to talk about this. I think I’m keeping it.”
“Good for you,” he replies, unconcerned.
“Really? You’re happy with my decision?” I see hope in her eyes, and I’m waiting for him to crush it. Grayson is mean, cruel, and, more importantly, an asshole. “Do you want to be involved or just send money?”
“Neither,” he states.
I start to cough to cover my laugh.
“What? You have to do the right thing here. This is your baby.”
“No, it’s not.” He stands his ground.
“It is,” she insists, raising her chin a little.
“Maybe you two should go to your office to talk. Some of us have to work,” I tell them.
“We aren’t going anywhere,” Grayson says calmly. “There is nothing more to discuss.”
“How can you be like this?” Destiny whines, throwing her hands in the air.
“Like what?” he asks.
She waves a hand at him. “This. I am pregnant with your child.”
“I believe you are pregnant, just not with my child,” he says, maintaining his stance. He hasn’t broken a sweat during this whole ordeal.
It’s slightly impressive.
“How can you be so sure?” she asks. “Don’t answer that. I will get lawyers involved. You will be supporting me.” She goes to turn, but he captures her arm, and she looks back at him.
“I know it’s not my child because I cannot have kids. I had that problem fixed many years ago. Your lawyer can contact my doctors, and when they do, you will also pay for my lawyer who sure is expensive.” He smirks, dropping her arm.
She gapes at him, shocked, clearly not sure what to say.
I start to laugh, really obnoxiously loud, and when her eyes fall to mine, they are hard and irritated.
“Fuck you, Avani. He doesn’t want you anyway.” Destiny makes a dramatic exit and stomps out the door. When I look up, Grayson is now staring at me. There’s a look in his eyes that has me swallowing.
“What?” I ask. Grayson says nothing and turns to walk away. “What?” I yell after him.
“Your laugh. It’s nice,” he mutters before he disappears.
My laugh is nice?
Huh?
I don’t know how long I stand there thinking about his last words, but when the girls come out ready for their clients, I realize I haven’t moved.
Grayson never gives compliments, yet he just gave me one.
And he can’t have children? That’s something I never thought I’d learn about him.
I smile at the girls when they say something to me, but all I can think about is that he bought my house and told me I have a nice laugh.
