The Baby Miracle by Rayner Holly

Author:Rayner, Holly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Kendall

Amir’s yacht is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. It’s three stories high, and each story boasts a wide seating area with plush chairs and couches. The top level of the boat is covered over with glass paneling, providing a place to wait out any rainy weather, but that’s not going to be a problem today. It’s already clear that the sun is meaning to cooperate with us.

The three of us are hanging out on the lowest level of the yacht, which protrudes farthest, out from under the covered area so we can enjoy the sunlight. Amir is lounging on a chaise with a cocktail in his hand. Chase and I, meanwhile, are perched side by side on a sofa, struggling to keep up the pretense that we are husband and wife.

“Help yourselves to anything at the bar,” Amir says.

“I can’t drink,” I say stiffly. “I’m pregnant.”

I don’t mean to sound rude to Amir—it was kind of him to welcome me onto his yacht—but I’m so frustrated with how all my interactions with Chase have gone so far that it’s honestly hard to relax.

“We have soda, too,” Amir says. “And a variety of juices.”

“Great. Thank you.”

“Chase?” Amir asks.

“Not thirsty just now.” Chase sounds as uncomfortable as I feel.

Amir laughs. “I see. I bet you agreed not to drink while your wife is pregnant, didn’t you?”

“You caught me,” Chase says, smiling stiffly.

I wonder if he’s upset because now he’s been backed into a corner where he can’t have a drink. Or maybe he was using my condition as an excuse not to drink. It’s hard to say.

“Well, help yourselves to anything you’d like,” Amir says. “I’m going to take a swim. Would either of you care to join?”

“Maybe in a bit,” Chase says.

Amir strips down to his shorts, which I now realize are swim trunks, and dives into the clear pool at the very back of the yacht. Chase and I watch him do a few laps in silence. Then Chase turns to me.

“You can join him if you want to.”

“I don’t have a swimsuit,” I say. “I didn’t exactly come to Tala for a vacation.”

He nods slowly. “Neither did I.” After a pause, he speaks again. “Amir wouldn’t mind you going in in your clothes, if you’d like to. Or just your underthings.”

“I don’t want to swim,” I say. “I want to talk to you.”

He sighs.

“We have to settle this, Chase,” I say. “I am pregnant.”

“I believe you’re pregnant.”

“Well, the baby is yours. And if you don’t want to be involved in its life, I can respect that choice. But you had a right to know about it. That’s the only reason I came here. I’m not asking you for anything.”

He shakes his head. “I’m infertile, Kendall.”

“Well, no, apparently you’re not.”

A loud grinding sound cuts us off. I’m not sure what it is, and for a moment I’m worried the yacht has struck something, but when Amir pulls himself up out of the water, he’s still grinning.

“Here we are,” he announces.

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