Emily took a deep breath. “I’m glad that I hadn’t just taken a sip of my coffee! Gosh Soph! I don’t know what to say! I never thought you’d have a child out of wedlock! How the mighty have fallen, hmm? But really, are you good with this? Are you happy?”
That was the question, wasn’t it? Was she happy that her life wasn’t going as planned? She had thought that she’d meet a nice young man and get married before having a few kids. She thought that he’d move here and they’d have a nice cute little house. She had assumed that her kids would play with Annie’s kids and they’d grow up the best of friends. But that wasn’t the case.
That would never happen now.
But she didn’t regret the little one growing inside her. It was new. She read a few books since she returned and realized that she was sicker than she should be, and then she hadn’t gotten her period. It didn’t take long for the test to tell her something was abnormal, and then she went to the doctor. It was only yesterday that she learned the truth for real. And she couldn’t even share it with her sister.
She didn’t even know if it was Adrian’s or Thanes. She supposed when it was born she’d know. They didn’t exactly look similar! She had no idea how it happened, since they weren’t supposed to be able to have kids, but it happened. And she couldn’t help but be nervous and excited.
She wasn’t alone anymore.
“Yes. I already love it. This wasn’t what I had planned, but it happened.”
“Oh! I’m going to help you pick out baby things! It will be so fun! I guess my plans have changed now too. Shoot! All this work, but never mind! It wouldn’t have worked anyways. It hadn’t before. So! How far along are you?”
“A couple months. I have been reading books on pregnancy and I find it really frightening. I don’t know how my parents will react. I’m sure Brooke will be thrilled.” Any time Sophie messed up Brooke was happy.
It just showed how much she needed this job. If she couldn’t rely on her family, she’d have to pay for everything herself, and it wasn’t like she made a lot of money doing this.
“Oh, that sucks! What about the father. Did you tell him?” When Soph shook her head, the other girl looked down, as if remembering her pie. “Will you tell him?”
Sophie let her take a bite before shaking her head again. It wasn’t really fair to unload this all on her, but she did ask. She just hoped that Emily would keep her promise.
“I have no way to call him. And he wouldn’t want the baby anyways. He made it clear that it was only a fling. He even helped me get back here, as if he couldn’t wait to get rid of me.”
So, she was mixing the boys together. It didn’t make it any less right. And just talking about it hurt. How could they not want her? After being so sweet and caring, how could they just want her gone like that?
God, she missed them. Missed talking with Sin and cuddling with Thane. Every time something interesting happened, she wanted to share it with them. She wanted Thane’s opinion, or Adrian’s witty remarks. She missed them every breakfast, and when she was alone in bed.
“Oh, don’t cry sweetie! It will be alright!” Emily cooed, and Soph realized she was crying. It seemed like such a normal state of being, that hopelessness. The wetness on her face. She was surprised that she had any more tears left.
“Sorry.” She signed before wiping at her face. She was embarrassed. She was mortified. She was pregnant darn it!
“Go wash up. I’ll tell Sheryl that you’re alright. I’ll cover your shift too if you want. I still remember how to wait on a table!” And although Sophie was sure that she could, she knew that she needed the tips more.
“No, it’s alright. I’ll get over it a minute.” Pregnancy hormones were no joke.
“I’m sure you will. In fact, I see something that might distract you! There are some weird scary guys outside, and it seems like they are on a collision path with Seth and Cay. Might be useful for a laugh when the cops get called in.”
Scary guys?
Oh, no no no! But secretly her mind was begging for it to be true.
And as Soph turned to look through the plate glass window, she saw her dreams and her nightmares.
Adrian and Thane. They found her. And they were angry.
“Those aren’t bad guys. Those are the fathers of my baby.”
“Wait! Fathers! Oh, I knew that I was missing something! Come on, this is gonna be good!” Emily said standing from the booth before pulling Sophie with her.
No. It was going to be terrible!
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“-why do you want to see her?” The voice that floated across the street belonged to Cay. Sophie could see the look on his face and knew that this wasn’t going to end well. There was no way that Adrian would behave himself, and Cay always had a short fuse.
Seth and Caleb had taken it upon themselves to look out for her since she’d been back. They always came by to check on her and ask her how she was. Soph knew that it was because they felt badly for how things went down. They blamed themselves for Sophie’s bullet wound. When they heard where she had been, they also blamed themselves for her trip to Hell.
Besides, everything would have been fine if the Devil had followed through his end of their deal. But he hadn’t and now Annie was dead.
Apparently about a month after Soph disappeared, Mel revealed their conversation to the boys, and
