The Union (The Escort Book 3) by Kristen Jaye

Author:Kristen Jaye [Jaye, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kristen Jaye
Published: 2023-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Leah

I stretched like I was about to run a marathon, or dodge zombies, or something. I’d waited until Jagger went to work to make the phone call. As much as I’d joked about Raven’s reaction to the news, the truth was, I was dreading it.

“How are things?” I asked when she answered. “I miss you so much.”

“I miss you too.” The worst part was she sounded like she meant it. “School’s good. I already have a lot of work to do. So many papers to write. It’s kind of ridiculous. I’m having fun, though.”

She’d declined my offer to help her move into her dorm. Probably because she didn’t want Rich and I in the same room in front of a new audience. It was fair, even if it hurt. At least she’d let me order a bunch of stuff for her online.

“Good. Are you getting along with your roommate?”

“Yeah. She’s cool. We’re working on a game together.” Raven designed video games, which was so far over my head, anything she did impressed me. “We’ve come up with some badass characters. We’ve got the script written, and now we’re working on the graphics. I’m so excited about it.”

“You’ll have to show it to me when you come for Thanksgiving.”

“Yeah, right.” Raven laughed. “How’s Miami?”

“Good. Shannon’s moving down here to work with me, and we actually have a client.” I took a deep breath. “And Jagger’s good. We’re having a baby.”

Silence.

“What?” She laughed nervously, like she was waiting for me to join in. “You couldn’t have said what I think you just did.”

“I did. I’m pregnant. You’ll have a new little brother or sister in April.”

“This is . . . a big surprise.”

She wasn’t taking it as badly as I expected. Yet.

“You were a surprise, too,” I said.

She sighed. “Ma, I’m in college. What are you doing?”

And the conversation took a turn south. “I’m starting a new life, just like you are.”

“Does Auntie know?”

I laughed. “Yes. I took a picture of the pee stick and made her tell me what it said.”

“Ewww.”

“Hey, you asked. And she doesn’t approve, either.”

“It’s not that. It’s just . . . I don’t want to call you old, because you’re not, but you’ve already done this. You know what I’m saying? I’m shocked you’d want to start all over.”

“I know exactly what you’re saying. And I went through that, too. If you’d asked me before this all happened, I’d say hell no, I didn’t want to have another baby. But now that the choice was made for me, I want this. I can’t imagine wanting anything else.”

“Well, congratulations.” She didn’t sound convincing. “Do you know what you’re having?”

“No, not for another couple months.”

“Wow.”

Might as well go for broke while I had her stunned. “We’re getting married, too. Because that’s how I roll. I get pregnant and then I get married. My track record is flawless. I want you to walk me down the aisle, Raven. It’s just going to be a little thing, close friends and family.

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