Part 14 (2/2)
I slump down, unsure of whether or not I should tell him.
No. Definitely not.
He'd think I was trying to trap him, and he has a good life. We shouldn't both have to change everything for one stupid weekend's mistake. If this is real - if I'm actually pregnant - then I'll deal with it on my own.
Tag ”So you f.u.c.ked her, and then you just left? What the h.e.l.l? You've been obsessing over this girl for six d.a.m.n weeks, and then you bail the second you see her?” Dane Sterling scolds as he paces around in my office.
”I panicked. I didn't know what to say or do. It's like my d.a.m.n brain doesn't work around her, and honestly, I just want to forget about her.”
Dane gives me an incredulous look, his eyes scolding me before his tongue sets back in.
”Forget about her? Dude, you can't even stop thinking about her. She's all you've talked about since Wren's wedding. You need to call her. Isn't she working on your newest business launch?”
She should be. I don't know how anyone can turn down that much money.
”She backed out. She said she had too many other projects right now, and she said this one would be too in-depth for her to devote the attention it needs. She called me this morning.”
”You talked to her?” he asks curiously.
”No, Shane, my new a.s.sistant, talked to her.”
”Shane, yeah... I meant to ask about that. What happened to the blond bombsh.e.l.l?”
My mind flashes back to the other day when my former a.s.sistant walked in with her high heels and lingerie to seduce me. I tried so hard to f.u.c.k her, but the only way my c.o.c.k would get hard was when Ash's face flashed through my mind.
I couldn't do it. I wanted to, just so I could move past the girl who haunts my every f.u.c.king dream, but I couldn't.
”Long story short, I decided it would be best if I hired a guy for a while.”
I almost scowl, furious with my own self. This is screwed up.
”O...kay...”
”Anyway, I need to call Gary and see if they've made any progress on the stalker s.h.i.+t.”
”Go ahead. I'll wait.”
It's obvious Dane is going to continue to grill me. I haven't seen Ash for a few days, and I'm no closer to being over her now than I was then.
”Mr. Masters,” Gary's gruff voice murmurs into the phone.
”How's it going?”
”Well, he's sent more flowers, more threats, and today I've intercepted at least three phone calls. She's changed her both of numbers a dozen times, but he seems to keep finding out what they are.”
”I'm going down to the phone company today to see if they can help me out since the d.a.m.n police are worthless. I've also hired a private investigator. I'll send you a picture in case you see him scoping the place out. What's she doing now?”
”Um... she... um-”
”Spit it out,” I prompt impatiently.
”She's seeing the doctor right now,” he murmurs uneasily.
My heart slaps my throat.
”What? What the h.e.l.l? What happened? Why the f.u.c.k didn't you call me?”
”It's not like that, sir. She um... it's a female appointment. We're at the um... gynecologist's office.”
I almost want to laugh now. Poor Gary. I'm sure he feels sick to his stomach sitting in a waiting room full of women while he's forced to stared at diagrams of the female's internal workings.
”Sorry, Gary. I'm just a little on edge right now. How's she handling things?”
”She's fine for now, sir. Her friend, Shannon, has been staying with her a great bit.”
”Shannon?” I ask curiously.
That's a name I haven't heard before. Who the h.e.l.l is he?
”Yes, sir. Shannon Pierce. They're very close. Billy Prize has been around, too. He's supposed to be at the hotel later today. Should we be expecting a visit from you any time soon?”
I guess Billy got his foot back in the door.
”No. I'll check in with you in a couple of days, via phone. Call me if anything happens.”
”Of course.”
As I hang up, my gaze turns to Dane briefly before dialing another number. Wren answers on the third ring, and I opt to bypa.s.s the h.e.l.los.
”Call your brother. I want to know who Shannon Pierce is.”
Dane smirks, seeming pleased with my sudden strike of jealously. I need a drink.
As.h.i.+ara I walk out of the doctor's office with tears in my eyes. This is ridiculous. I don't know what to say or do right now. A gray and black blob of distorted imagery promises that my worst fears are true. A tiny but fast heartbeat brought me to tears and caused an internal war between my emotions. I'm still in shock. It's real now.
Shannon is the only one who knows I'm pregnant, and now I'm once again staring at a black and gray, almost unreadable picture that proves my life is about to change forever.
My heart thuds up to my throat, and Gary smiles as he walks over to hold the door open for me. I quickly push the picture into my purse, while slipping into the backseat. Gary takes the driver's seat and cranks the car, pulling away like he's my chauffeur.
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