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And Crew started speeding after our dad offered to take Lili and Christopher to get ice cream. I’m certain how he’s hoping to spend his alone time with Scarlett, and I was thinking something similar with Hannah once I wash the sweat off in the pool or ocean.
“What’s wrong? Are you sick?”
The door opens so suddenly, I almost fall forward.
“Not currently, but I will be.” Hannah presses a piece of plastic against my chest, then walks past me into the bedroom and flops down on the bed.
I blink down at the pregnancy test. Thepositivepregnancy test.
“Wow.”
Hannah scoffs, then covers her eyes with her elbow. “My reaction was a little more extreme than that.”
I set the test down on the dresser and crawl onto the bed next to her. The bed faces the turquoise water, a private pool and patio the only thing separating the private villa from the sea. The view from our penthouse is nice but doesn’t beat this one.
Hannah rolls over, hooking a leg with mine. I run a hand up and down her arm.
“I didn’t think it would happen,” she says.
“I know.”
We tried to get pregnant about a year after our wedding. The timing seemed right, since she’d just stopped working at Garner Sports Agency in favor of starting an administrative job at an architecture firm, trying to decide if going back to school was what she really wanted.
After two years of unprotected sex, I think we both assumed we’d need to explore other avenues to parenthood. Something we’ve been too busy to discuss, let alone act on. Hannah just started her second year of architecture school. And I’ve been the CEO of Kensington Consolidated for nearly four years, which hasn’t decreased the number of hours I have to spend in the office by any stretch.
“You’re late?”
“Yeah. And I’ve felt nauseous for the past few days. I thought it was just jet lag and living above the ocean, but then I decided to take a test. It could be wrong, obviously. I don’t know how accurate they are.”
“Your boobs feel bigger,” I say, running my hand up her arm and across her chest to cup one breast. She’s wearing a flimsy bikini beneath her tank top. I feel her nipple pebble, reacting to my touch.
“That’s helpful, thanks.”
I chuckle, rolling so I’m hovering over her and can see her expression better. Balancing my weight on one elbow, I brush the hair away from her face.
“I hope it’s right. If it’s not, we can keep trying.”
Hannah chews her bottom lip. “I could never tell how disappointed you were…”
I exhale, knowing this is something we probably should have talked about more. We both assumed this moment would have happened a while ago. Then got used to it never appearing.
“I didn’t know either, honestly. But I’m happy, Han.”
“I’m terrified,” she says, bluntly. “I have no clue how to raise a kid.”
“At least you had good role models. I barely remember my mom. And you know how my dad is.”
He’s better, I’ll admit. Coming on this vacation was a big step forward. He’s way more relaxed around Lili and Christopher than he’s ever been with me and Crew. Maybe it’s because he won’t be responsible for who they become.
For better or worse, I know Crew and I would have turned out very differently if he’d been a more indulgent father. We might have been spoiled and entitled. Definitely less hard-working.
“So basically, we’re fucked?”
I smile. “Crew and Scarlett seemed to figure it out.”
“Their children are terrors.”
“They’re both stubborn and demanding. Of course their kids are mini dictators.”
