Destiny Undone: The Complete Series Box Set by Heartley Amanda

Author:Heartley, Amanda [Heartley, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New adult romance, coming of age, Contemporary Romance, Erotic romance
Publisher: Heartley Publishing
Published: 2016-01-09T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two — Pepper

“Are you ready for this?” I stroked Mills’ arm. She was a nervous wreck and I couldn’t blame her—she was just a kid. We sat in Fallon and Aven’s driveway for at least twenty minutes, trying to summon up the courage to walk in there and tell Fallon he was going to be a father. The news was still hitting me in waves as I continued to process everything. I couldn’t imagine how Mills must have been feeling.

I looked over at her as she stared blankly up at the front door. I wondered what she was thinking. I could have yelled at her but what good would that have done? She was likely to get more than enough scolding down the road—most likely from our mother. Wait, her mother. It was still sinking in that Evangeline wasn’t my biological mother—not that she was much of an adoptive mother to me, either.

I pushed those feelings to the back of my mind. I had enough on my plate and I didn’t need to unpack all those unresolved adoption feelings, too. Although, one fleeting thought brought a smile to my face—the thought of Evangeline as a grandmother. She was going to freak the hell out. For whatever reason, she still pretended she was in her twenties—an image that would be much harder to maintain when your child was going to have a child of her own.

“I wonder how your mother’s going to feel about this,” I blurted out. I knew Mills really didn’t need one more thing to think about, but my internal musing had popped out before I could stop myself.

Mills shot me a dirty look. “She’s your mother, too, Pepper, and I don’t want to get into that right now.”

I stroked her hair. “I know, I’m sorry. I just really wish I could be a fly on the wall when you tell her.”

“Pepper, stop! I’m already freaking out and you’re not helping. It’s not good for the baby!”

“Okay, okay. I’m sorry.” I looked at Mills and squeezed her hand. “Should we go in?”

“Okay.” She let out a long sigh. “I guess I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.”

I nodded, and we got out of the car and walked up the steps to Fallon’s door. Mills fidgeted and I felt really bad for her. She’d assured me she and Fallon were really in love and their relationship wasn’t just a fling, but I also knew that didn’t necessarily translate into being ready to be parents.

After a few silent moments, Mills took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. The housekeeper let us in and led us through the massive house to Fallon, who was in his studio, mixing music with some friends. Fallon thought of himself as a musician/producer but I’d never heard him play an instrument, or sing a song for that matter. He did know all the local talent, though and he’d helped me find a rocking DJ for Mills’ party, so maybe he had some promise. I glanced at Mills.

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