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“I’m guessing you verified this,” Fabien groans.
“Yeah. I did. I confirmed that she’s pregnant, and I confirmed that I’m the father.”
“Noshit?”he asks.
“Excuse me if I’m not popping champagne celebrating that that woman’s gonna have one of my nieces or nephews,” Thayer snaps.
“Listen, I know where you’re coming from,” I tell Thayer. “I do. If I were in your position, I’d feel the same.”
“But what?” he snaps.
“I know her reasons now.”
“Well light me a cigar and call me uncle,” Thayer mutters. “You care to share?”
“I do,” I tell him with a sigh. “The Chaberts knew about the baby. They fucking threatened to terminate the pregnancy.”
There’s another pause as this news settles in.
“Are you kidding me?” Fabien growls. “Are youfuckingkidding me?”
“Yeah. I told Cosette that it’s a good thing they’re dead.”
“Better to be dead than to be your enemy,” Fabien supplies.
He’s not wrong.
“Well. Maybe it’s good you didn’t kill her then,” Thayer finally reluctantly admits.
Maybe?
Jesus.
“She’s apologetic, brother. I know this is hard to hear, but I mean it. She didn’t want to hurt Savannah. You know how quickly she came to us.”
“Afterthe Chaberts were gone and she knew she was in deep shit,” Thayer provides.
“When she knew the threat against the baby didn’t exist anymore. Yeah.” I feel my temper rising, which is not a good thing with my brothers. I could fill a mansion with every piece of furniture or window we’ve broken when in this exact position…
“So what now? She just goes free? That’s it?” Thayer asks, obviously not willing to let this go.
“I think we have her and Savannah talk things out. My research tells me that what she says is right. I believe her. We’re heading in to get a prenatal checkup next month. And in the meantime…”
“She’ll continue to be your prisoner.”
“Right.”
“Though not under lock and key like we thought,” Fabien says.
“Yes.”
Thayer continues. “You’d think I wouldn’t want to hear this, but I do. I couldn’t fathom why someone I considered a friend would ever betray us. The fact that she did this under duress means everything.”
“I trust you, Lyam,” Fabien says. “You do what you have to. I know you’d never want to hurt a pregnant woman, especially one who came clean.”
“Yeah,” Thayer admits. “I mean, I’m the first one to sayno mercy.” They don’t call ThayerLe Sauvagefor nothing. “You know that. But everyone has a motive. If she’s willing to do what it takes to make things right again, then I say we forgive her.”
Forgive.Almost a foreign concept to my family, but one that holds significant weight.
