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“Even before my degree is done?” I questioned in disbelief.
“Oh, absolutely. You can finish it on your own time if you want, but you more than know what you’re talking about with this, and you have a personal connection to this game. We’ll start here, making this game exactly what you both wanted it to be. Then, if you’d like to join us for other endeavors, I think we’d make a great team, Shaye.”
“Send it over,” I said, not willing to hesitate. This was an amazing offer, and last time we looked up this man, he had several games under his belt.
This was the exact kind of job I needed.
“You may have to upgrade your systems. I can send you over some equipment. We are always changing and swapping things out, so there’s more than enough to set you up a solid work station.”
“Thank you,” I said, shocked he was being so generous.
“I’m going to send everything over to you in the next week. You read it over and call me next Friday at two. I’ll be waiting to hear what you think.” He hung up and I blinked at the phone, about to pinch myself to see if it was real.
“Well?” Lake demanded as he dropped to the couch next to me.
The guys were back in seconds, staring at me expectantly. I took a breath and recounted everything we discussed.
“Holy shit, did you decide to take it? Are you going to join his team?” Riven asked in a rush. He had never lit up like this and I felt a warm sense of satisfaction thatIwas the only one he ever aimed that energy toward.
“He’s sending me the offer over soon, but I think so,” I admitted, a smile spreading across my face until it was almost hurting my cheeks, it was so bright. “He’s even sending over a new computer to work on. I’ll just have to find a place to set up an office until we get our place finished.”
“Oh, we can do that. We’ll make it work,” Micah promised. “We really need to focus on Camp Willow.”
“We’re going to need an extra room,” I said as casually as I could manage.
Lake bit back a smile. He knew exactly where this conversation was going, but the guys were still thinking I was talking about the office.
“We’ll definitely make you your own office, Shaye. This is incredible news.”
“Oh, not for an office,” I interrupted. “It’s for our baby.”
I pulled the pregnancy test out of my pocket and put it on the empty tray in front of me. I’d taken one this morning after Lake snuck away and bought them. I was met by stunned silence for a few beats, Lake holding back his laughter as the guys processed the information.
“Baby girl!” Riven rumbled, scooping me into his lap and pressing his lips to mine. “Are you telling me I’m going to be a dad?”
“Yes,” I answered as I put my arms around his neck so I could soak in his excitement.
“I’m going to do right by this baby. I’m going to be the best damn dad I can be. They’ll never have to feel what I did.” A flash of his past pain was there before it was quickly replaced by love and determination.
“Never,” I promised. “They’re going to be so loved.”
“We’ve got to get started,” Micah said, pulling me from Riven. “How long do we have?”
“Seven months,” I told him with a laugh. His eyes widened further.
“Holy shit, we’re going to be dads.I’mgoing to be a dad.”
I’d never seen Micah so flustered, and I squirmed out of Riven’s hold to pull Micah into a hug.
“Take a breath.”
He did as I asked then his hand drifted to my still-flat stomach.
“You’re going to look so beautiful,” he said, his eyes gentle as his fingers danced over my cheek. “You’re going to be an amazing mom, Shaye.”
Epilogue
Shaye
