“Christmas,” Laura said with a small giggle.
“Christmas,” Reyna cried. “That’s two weeks away.”
“When did this happen?” Drew asked with wide eyes.
“We decided yesterday,” Brian told them.
“That’s so soon,” Reyna said. “Oh my God, do you have everything planned? Do you need help with anything? I can help.”
“We don’t have anything planned,” Laura said. “It’s all happening so suddenly. I don’t even know who to ask to get the things we need for a wedding or if we can legally do that here or what.”
“I can figure that all out,” Reyna told her. “Don’t worry. We’ll make it a day to remember.”
“Thank you, Reyna,” Laura said, beaming.
“But why are you moving it up?” Drew asked.
Brian and Laura exchanged a look, and her cheeks turned rosy again.
“Oh my God,” Reyna whispered. “Are you…?”
“Pregnant.” Laura bit her lip. “Found out yesterday!”
Reyna squealed, drawing the attention of half of the cafeteria with her excitement. Screw everything else in life. This was too incredible not to celebrate.
“A wedding and a baby,” Reyna said, clasping Laura’s hand.
“Congrats, bro,” Drew said. He slapped a sheepish Brian on the back. “Guess this is my cue to move out of the room.”
“You don’t have to do that,” Laura protested.
“Well, actually,” Brian said with a laugh.
“It’s cool. I think Gregory has extra space,” Drew told them, his cheeks flushing again.
“Gregory, your boyfriend?”
“He’s not my boyfriend,” Drew grumbled. “Yet.”
“Ahhh, boyfriend,” Reyna said. “You have been holding out all this good info from me. I can’t believe this. Good things do come out of horrible circumstances, huh?”
“He’s not my boyfriend,” Drew repeated under his breath.
Laura laughed. “Can’t say I don’t agree.”
Reyna felt a rightness settle over her as she grilled Laura on all the details about the baby and the future wedding and Drew’s maybe new boyfriend. Hanging out with her brothers and her future sister-in-law and just being totally normal reminded her of everything she had been missing since she left home to work for Visage. Brian and Drew were the reason she had gotten the job in the first place. She loved them so fiercely that she wanted to give them a better life. And now they were all living it.
Chapter Nineteen
Jodie still hadn’t surfaced the next day, or the day after that. Her hangover had to be long gone. Reyna didn’t know why she wouldn’t come out of her room. Or, rather, Meghan’s room.
Reyna banged on the door. “Jodie, open up! I know you’re in there.”
She was still banging on the door when it abruptly opened in her face. She tilted forward and had to catch the doorframe to keep from falling over. Jodie stood there in baggy gym clothes, her hair tied back into two buns on the top of her head.
“What do you want, Reyna?”
“I came to check on you. It’s been days since the club. Why are you still in here?”
