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I lick my lips, and his eyes darken. My nipples harden at the reaction, and my core throbs between my thighs. We had sex early this morning, but with Kalum, it isn’t enough. It feels likethe first time, every time. The memory of him between my thighs leaves a trail of delicious soreness.
“It will be taken care of. Exie and I are on it. No one is taking LJ away from you, and you sure as hell will not have to sell anything.”
I trust him, and I trust Exie. A wave of relief that they are doing this gives me the courage to spill the news that he is going to be a father.
“Is there anything else you need to tell me before I ask you for a kiss and your thighs wrapped around my waist?” he asks huskily.
I bite my lip, slide my hand inside the envelope, and pull out the test, covering them. He looks at my hand and tilts his head curiously.
“What is that?” he asks.
I give him a nervous laugh and lift my head, looking at the tall ceiling in his office until my gaze lands on his. “I’m pregnant,” I blurt.
His eyes widen, and his gaze falls to my stomach and then to my face. I slide the test over to him on his desk.
“I took three of them. They are all positive. I switched contraceptives, and there was a day from switching, and I guess that was all it took. I’m so sorry, Kalum.”
He stares at me and doesn’t say a word. His expression is blank. Maybe from the shock.
“Kalum?”
Silence.
“Kalum?” I repeat.
He doesn’t move a muscle or say anything. His office door opens, and Janine walks in.
“Oh, I’m sorry,” she says behind me. “I’ll come back.”
“That won’t be necessary,” I tell her. “I-I was just leaving,” I stammer, looking back at Kalum, who still hasn’t uttered a single word.
He looks at Janine but doesn’t notice me walk out of his office, and I repeatedly jab the button on the elevator. “Stupid thing,” I mutter.
I ignore the curious look from Melissa. When I turn, I see the exit sign to the stairs. I walk hurriedly to the door and open it and make my way down the stairwell. A ball is in my throat, my pulse beating rapidly in my ears as I try to go down the flights of stairs as fast as I can.
I make it to another floor and press the elevator button. The elevator opens and some random people are exiting, but I make it before the doors are about to close.
Relieved I’m the only one inside the car, I take a deep breath and let it out slowly through my mouth. My phone vibrates. I pull it out of my coat pocket and notice it’s Janine.
Great. He sent his secretary to tell me to fuck off or maybe to schedule a doctor’s appointment to confirm it’s true. He sends his secretary to buy me clothes and let me guess, the flowers were from his secretary. I know I’m being petty and a brat, but he said nothing. I called his name, and it was like he checked out mentally. I’m grateful for his help and all of that, but shit, he could have said something or told me to give him time to think. I’m scared shitless, and I don’t know what to say, but all I know is that I’m keeping it. He can tell me he doesn’t want children, but I’m keeping our baby.
The elevator doors open, and the security detail is already waiting. I nod and walk briskly with them trailing me. My phone keeps going off when I’m inside the car with Henry, but I ignore the call. It’s Janine.
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“She isn’t answering, Kalum. I have called her like ten times,” Janine states.
“Fuck. She wasn’t on the elevator, and when I went after her down the stairs, I didn’t catch her.”
“What happened?”
I gesture to the pregnancy tests on my desk. When I finally catch my breath, I answer, “She’s pregnant.”
Janine’s eyes widen. “And you let her walk out?”
“I tried to catch her, genius.” I wipe sweat off my brow from going down the stairs. That woman is fast for her small frame.
