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I must put my faith in the fact that South won’tout meto Hurricane. Besides, I can’t worry about that right now. I need to go in search of Novah.
Walking through the clubhouse, anxiety races through me. Thoughts of what tomorrow may bring filter through my mind, and while I know I’ll have South with me, it’s not the same as having my family there to support me.
Maybe I should open up to Novah?
Maybe I should tell her what’s going on?
She’s the most sensible of my children, so maybe telling her first is the right move?
Steadying my shoulders, I inhale deeply, deciding to tell Novah when I find her. I can’t leave this burden for South to carry, especially if tomorrow’s news is not good. It’s not fair. He’s new, and keeping this from his president jeopardizes his position.
Making my way down to Novah and Bayou’s bedroom, I knock a couple of times on the door.
“Come in, Hoodoo. I’m so glad you’re here,” Novah mumbles through the door.
I walk in, slightly confused that she’s not in the bedroom. I take a few more steps into the attached bathroom, where Novah’s sitting on the floor, her head resting on the toilet bowl. My eyes widen, and I race in, squatting beside her.
She weakly smiles. “Sorry, I thought you were Hoodoo. Bayou went to get him.”
Bringing up my hand, I swipe her sweaty hair from her face. “Oh darling, are you not well?”
She reaches out, taking my hand in hers, her eyes glistening with tears, but her lips smiling in contradiction to the saltwater shimmering in her eyes. “Mom, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you.”
“Novah, you’re scaring me.” I sit on the floor next to her.
Tears flood down her cheeks, and she sniffles back her emotions. “We wanted to wait to tell everyone… just until the timing was right.”
“Novah Lee, tell me right now, darling. What’s going on?” I ask firmer.
“Mom! Bayou and me… we’re pregnant.”
My heart pounds so fast, my eyes widening in my joy. “What?” It comes out high-pitched as my hands move to either side of her pale face, embracing her tightly.
She nods, sniffling. “I’ve just had the start of my second-trimester scan, so we could make sure everything was safe to tell everybody, but there was something we didn’t expect on the scan.”
My stomach sinks, and I reach out, grabbing her hands. “Okay, whatever it is, we will face it as a family.”
“It showed we’re having twins.”
Tears well in my eyes as I lean forward, pulling Novah to me in a tight embrace. “Oh, my darling girl. I am so happy for you both.”
Novah stiffens in my arms, and I pull back, looking into her eyes, and that’s when I see the hesitation. Furrowing my brows, I place my hand on her knee and sigh. “Novah, talk to me.”
She rubs her forehead, letting out a long exhale. “I don’t know, Mom. I don’t know what I am feeling.”
“Being a first-time mother is terrifying, let alone being a mother of twins first go around. It’s normal to be a little scared.”
“It’s not that… God, I’m such an asshole—”
“You are anything but. Now, talk to me. What’s going on?”
Novah scrunches her face like she’s mentally berating herself. “What will our kids think of us when they find out? What will their friends think of them when they find out? Am I bringing kids into the world to be terrorized because of my actions?”
“Novah, what? I thought you didn’t have issues with Bayou being your stepbrother?”
She sighs. “I don’t, not really. I just worry that other people won’t understand, and they will take it out on our children. And that will beourfault. We’re going to fuck up our kids because we fell in love.”
I reach out, grab her hands, and force her to look at me. “Stop that. These kids will grow up in a home full of incredible people who love and adore them. They will have nothing but the best upbringing they couldeverask for. If the kids at school start treating them like shit, an entire club is here to back them up. They won’t ever suffer, Novah. Not ever.”
