Turbulence (1.5) by Whitney G

Author:Whitney G,
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whitney G,
Published: 2016-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

GATE E2

GILLIAN

(In flight)

The next day...

I collapsed on top of Jake, my hair matted and my skin slick with sweat, as we flew over the Carolinas. My body was still recovering from the night before and I’d been far too tired to ask him why we needed to take a private flight so early in the morning.

All I could remember was him waking me up and telling me he couldn’t wait to do “this” any longer. At first, my heart jumped with the idea of a proposal, but that thought was quickly shot down when he said we were heading to the outskirts of Florida to meet with his father.

“This is only a consideration meeting,” he said softly, looking into my eyes. “I need to get this over with for myself.”

“Good.” I nodded, and he changed the subject.

“Did you ever finish that crossword booklet I gave you last week?”

“The one about popular phrases?” I shook my head. “I did all except one. I told you they were way too easy.”

“So, I take it you’ll be finishing the ones you supposedly bought for me yesterday?”

“I was already halfway through one of them.” I smiled. “It’s not my fault you don’t finish them as fast as I do.” I sighed as he ran his palm up and down my back. “Jake, I really need to tell you something. Now. Not later.”

“Is it about the epilogue?” he said softly. “You told me about that in your sleep already.”

“Yes and no.”

“It can’t be both.” He narrowed his eyes at me. “Is it really an epilogue or is it a part two?”

“It’s just an epilogue—a random, secret release for the readers.”

“And how many random, secret words does it take to say, And they fucked happily ever after?”

“Four thousand. My agent said the original novel ended too abruptly so...”

“So, quite naturally you couldn’t tell her no.”

“Exactly.”

Silence.

“Okay, Gillian.” He rolled his eyes. “That’s it, then?”

I swallowed, half nodding, half shaking my head.

As if he could tell I was struggling to determine my answer, he took the lead. “Whatever it is, is it bad?”

“No...”

“Can it wait?”

I didn’t answer.

“Gillian, can it wait until we get back home?”

“I’m not sure.” I wasn’t sure why this was so difficult. I’d rehearsed this a million times over the past few days. “How long are we staying in Florida?”

“Two days.” He continued rubbing his hand against my back. “Regardless of what I decide, we’ll go back in six months and meet him in person again for the final answer. I’ll need you to be there.”

“I probably won’t be able to make that trip,” I whispered.

“Did your publisher schedule you for another book tour?” He looked into my eyes. “I thought you were done for the year as of last week.”

“No, it’s—” I could barely hear my own voice. “It’s just because pregnant women aren’t really supposed to fly during their last trimester.”

“What?” His hand suddenly stilled against my skin.

“You heard me, Jake.”

“I think I heard you. What did you just say?”

“I’m pregnant.” I stared into his blue eyes, trying to gauge his reaction.

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