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“How long have you known?”
The moment felt so incredibly tense, my ears were ringing, my heart racing and tears filled my eyes though I did my best to fight them.
“Since the morning after the auction,” I say, looking away from him when his eyes narrow.
“In the truck,” he adds, slightly shaking his head. “That’s when it hit you, am I right?” I only nod. “When I asked you what just changed and you told me that it was the fear of being caught, you suspected it then, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
“So instead of telling me, you went and got that test,” He points to the applicator still laying on my desk. “Took it, and then after finding out the truth you went days and days without saying a word.”
“I didn’t know how to say it.”
“That’s easy Amara, you say, Tyler, I’m pregnant and it's yours.”
I let out a slow breath, fighting my emotions.
“You’re right I should have told you.”
“Hell, yeah you should have,” frustratingly he combs his hand through his hair.
“I get it, this is too much.” I whisper.
He only shakes his head and looks at me in a way that I don’t like. His nostrils flaring, his lips pressed in a tight line, his jaw tense. “Damn Amara you have to give me a little time to let this sink in. You’ve known a lot longer than me, you’ve had time to come to terms with it, I’m just joining the fucking party.”
His words feel like they hit me hard right in the center of my chest.
“We went from zero to sixty in a blink, and this is all a little overwhelming.” My tears are winning out, and fast as they pool in my eyes. “I think I just need a little time to—,”
“Okay, yeah,” I interrupt him. “Maybe you should take some time.”
“Amara that’s not—,”
I need to be alone.“But I think that you should take that time, somewhere else.” Squaring my shoulders as I fight my emotions. “I have clients here; this is a business and not the place to decide if this is something you want. I can’t have everyone in this town knowing details about the mess I’ve managed to get myself into.”
“Are you serious right now?”
I nod, feeling like at any moment I may crumble to my knees and fall apart. He holds my stare and I almost have to look away. Tyler then throws up his good hand, turns on his heel and walks out.
Rounding my desk, I collapse in the chair, and bury my face in my hands and let the tears fall.
This was not my plan. I didn’t set out to trap him, or force him into a situation he wasn’t ready for. I’m not ready either, but unfortunately I know that I have to be.But the last thing I will do is make him feel like he has to stay.
“Amara,” I look up to find Hannah standing in the doorway with a concerned look on her face. "Are you okay?”
I try to wave it off as nothing, even though I have tears and snot running down my face.
“I’m good, I’m fine.”
Not listening to me she moves further into the room and kneels before me, placing her hands on my knees. She sits in silence as I do my best to pull it together, taking in one deep calming breath after another.
“I’m okay,” I reassure her once more, this time more convincing than the last. Knowing Hannah as well as I do, I know that she understands that I am forcing myself to be, and this means I need her to accept that, she nods and stands, leaving me alone once more.
Glancing down at the applicator still laying in the center of my desk I grab it and toss it in the garbage can.
Picking up my things I throw everything into my bag and place my paperwork in the top drawer, then exit my small office.
“Are you taking off?” Hayden asks, ignoring the obvious signs of my recent meltdown. My red rimmed eyes with smeared mascara, I am sure I look like a wreck.
