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“You think?” I said, knowing she was correct.
“Oh, yeah. Beau never told anyone he had a kid.”
“That’s because he didn’t know,” Arya said softly. “But we’re here now, and”—she shrugged—“well, you know.”
“Yeah, sure,” Sadie said, though the expression on her face said she wasn’t sure of anything. “Would you guys like to come in and have some tea and sandwiches or something?” She looked at me. “What would Amelia do in this situation?”
“Come in, Arya, Eloise,” I took over, trying to sound confident and strong, but my heart was breaking. “Let’s go to the living room and sit down, and maybe we can make you some snacks.”
Arya was beautiful. Eloise was cute. Beau had a family. There was definitely no chance for me now. No matter how many times we flirted or toyed with the idea of doing something more intimate, it was never going to happen, not now that his long-lost family had shown up. I wondered what Amelia and Ranger would say. I’m sure they’d be happy. They wouldn’t turn away their grandkid, but I knew they’d be disappointed. They didn’t seem to be the sort that would appreciate any of their sons having kids out of wedlock. But these were modern times, and I supposed a lot of parents didn’t get married before they had kids. In fact, a lot of parents didn’t get married at all.
“Do you want to go make the snacks?” Sadie said as we walked into the living room. “I’ll occupy Arya and Eloise.”
“Sure,” I said, happy to get away.
“And then when you get back,” Sadie said, “we can call Beau.”
“I guess that’d be a good idea.” I wasn’t sure what he was going to say or how he was going to react. I wondered if he’d feel as disappointed as I did, because this certainly meant there was never going to be anything between the two of us. A part of me wished I had slept with him this morning, because now I knew I’d never have the chance again.
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Beau
“Sadie, what is it?” I snapped. Being left with blue balls this morning had put me in a bad mood, and my meeting at the bank had made it even worse.
“Beau, you have some visitors at the ranch,” she said in a tiny voice.
I sighed. “Well, I’m not at the ranch. Can’t you entertain them until I get back?”
“I guess, but they’re really important visitors.” She cleared her throat. “Like visitors that might become guests.”
“What are you talking about, Sadie? You’re confusing the heck out of me.”
Her voice lowered. “Eloise and Arya are here.”
“Who?”
“Oh, yeah, you don’t know Eloise yet. Arya is here.”
“Uriah?” I frowned as I tapped my fingers against the steering wheel. “Uriah Heap?” I laughed at my own joke.
“No.” She sighed and then coughed. “Arya.”
“Sadie, I don’t even know an Orion.”
“Arya.”
“Arya?”
“Yes.” She was quiet. “So what should I say?”
“Say to who?”
“Hold on.” I heard her whispering something to someone, and then Olivia came on the line.
“Beau?” Her voice sounded beautiful, and I smiled into the phone. “It’s me. It’s Olivia.”
“I know.”
