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My heart thunders in my chest. I’m on the verge of passing out, so I sit down across from her. I can’t take these words back. The secret won’t be mine any longer, and she’ll be thrown into a difficult position.
“Someone you care about will get hurt if I tell you.”
Her voice fills with worry as she hunches forward. “Is it about Hudson?” She relaxes when I shake my head. “Then, what is it?”
“I’m pregnant.” The words feel heavy when they fall from my lips for the first time.
She silently stares at me, stunned at my response, and then her face brightens with fake excitement. “That’s great! Congratulations.” She’s won an Emmy, but even she can’t fake enthusiasm about this. “I didn’t know you were back with Brett.”
Brett. My asshole of an ex who’s out on bail and awaiting trial after driving drunk and hitting a family of four.
“We’re not. I haven’t seen him since we broke up.”
“Then, who’s the father?”
I wait for her to come up with the answer, so I don’t have to give it to her.
Her mouth drops open, a gasp escaping her. “Holy shit. Dallas is the father?”
“Yep, and I don’t know what to do.”
“I take it, you haven’t shared the news with him?”
“Nope.”
Her gaze lands on me in expectation. “But you’re going to before you leave, right?”
“Not exactly. I was, uh … thinking about, say, never?”
“What?” she screeches. “Have you lost your mind?”
“It’s for the best.”
“You can’t do that.” She leans forward to take my hand in hers. “Don’t see this as me being unsupportive, but that’s fucked up. And that’s coming from a girl who faked a relationship with a douche bag for months.”
“It’s for the best. I’m going to raise this baby on my own.”
“Why?” She shakes her head, rolls her eyes, and sighs at the same time. “And I suppose you want me to keep quiet?”
My voice cracks. “Yes.Please.”
“If I do what you’re asking, I’ll be hurting Dallas. I’ll be hurting the man I love. It’ll ruin my relationship with everyone in their family if they ever find out.” Her eyes start to water.
This is the first time I’ve ever doubted my trust in her.
“What they don’t know won’t hurt them. If the truth does come out, I’ll tell them you had no idea.”
Stella turns around at the same time my attention goes to the door when it opens. Hudson is staring at us with a bloodthirsty expression on his face.
“Excuse me for interrupting,” he huffs out. “I was searching for my bride-to-be.”
Did he hear our conversation?The look on his face confirms he heardsomething,but how much?
“I wasn’t eavesdropping … at least, not at first,” he goes on. “Some words of advice: when you have a conversation about fucking someone’s life up, you might want to lower your voices.”
My heart thuds in my chest. “Hudson, please,” I beg. “Please don’t tell him.”
He moves into the room, closing the door behind himself, and thrusts his finger my way. “Don’t you fucking dare ask me to keep this from my brother.” His piercing stare goes to Stella. “And please tell me you weren’t going to agree to it.”
