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“We share a similar issue with our beloved parents, but I see things differently. I’m sure you do too.”
She takes a long sip of the scotch that makes her eyes water. “I do,” Exie croaks.
“Slow down there, slugger.”
She coughs, and her eyes water. “What is this?” She holds up the glass like it’s nuclear.
I chuckle. “Macallan Fine and Rare, aged scotch.”
“It’s smooth, but shit, it’s strong,” she declares.
“I opened it for the occasion.”
She coughs and clears her throat. “What occasion is that?”
“It’s time I propose to Aura and make her my wife. She will be untouchable as a St. Claire.”
She smiles. “You really love her, don’t you?”
“With everything that I am, Exie. Her and LJ.”
I tell her the pact I made with her brother, and for the first time, Exie Turner sees me for who I really am and not the monster she thought I was. How much I love her best friend.
Tears stream down her face when I tell her the story of two young guys falling in love with the same girl. What lengths they would go to protect the one girl they both loved forever.
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AURA
Ilook at the test in my hand in disbelief. I missed one pill, and now I’m pregnant. One pill.
I lie down on my bed and stare up at the ceiling. No wonder I can’t stand the smell of eggs. They smell rotten, and I just feel like sleeping and puking. Camila made me eggs with toast this morning when I was so tired from working the store. All the customers walking in placed orders for more handmade designs, but my stomach wasn’t having it. I figured I had eaten something that didn’t agree with me, but then I remembered the feeling when I fell pregnant with LJ, and it hit me. I went to the grocery store nearby and was relieved to find they had pregnancy tests on hand.
After drinking a ton of water, I thought I would float. I took three tests, and they all came out with the same result. I’m pregnant. I’m pregnant with Kalum’s baby. I look down at my still flat stomach and feel flutters in my belly. There is a baby growing inside me. Our baby.
I walk out of the bathroom, and Camila stands in the hallway watching me. I look down at my scroungy socks over my gray leggings.
“How far along are you?”
My eyes lift, and her expression softens. I tell her. Why hide it? “About two months along, give or take.”
“Does he know?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know how to tell him, not with everything going on with Lane’s parents.”
I received the documents from their lawyer with dread. I haven’t sent it to Mr. Schwartz yet. The walls are closing in on me fast.
“Tell him, Aura. You need to be honest with him about everything. He will be there for you. He loves you, and I know the news will make him happy.”
I give her a hug. “You think so?” I whisper.
“I know it.”
“Tell Henry to wait for me out front.”
She nods. “I’ll stay with LJ.”
“Are you sure?”
