Wasn’t that the question of the hour? “I don’t feel as certain about that as I once did. My feelings for Kiara have… changed. But I don’t know how Kiara feels.”
“You should give your marriage a chance,” Elijah said.
“How do I even do that?” Julian asked.
Elijah didn’t answer right away, but eventually, he said, “To be honest, I don’t have an answer to that. But I do think that perhaps spending more time with her is a good place to start. Take care of her. Help her. You have an opportunity to do that since she’s in a place where she needs help. Both now and after the baby is born.”
“I told her that I didn’t think I needed to be in the delivery room.”
“And how did she react to that?”
“She didn’t, so I thought it was fine.”
“Perhaps one of the best ways to give things a chance between you two is for you both to talk it out.”
The conversation ended there because a couple of the guys from the security team joined them. Over the next hour, the rest of the team woke up and were served breakfast.
At one point, Anthony settled into the chair beside Julian. “Are we staying in New York?”
“I think so,” Julian said, giving Tracy a smile of thanks as she refilled his coffee. “I need to spend some time talking to Duncan.”
Anthony looked away. “I think we should continue straight on to Coeur d’Alene.”
Julian stared at his bodyguard, alarm growing at Anthony’s words. “What’s going on?”
“Kiara asked that no one be told, but Lucy thought you should know.”
Fear flooded Julian. “What’s happened?”
“Kiara is in labor.”
“It’s too early.”
Anthony shrugged. “Regardless, she’s in the hospital in Coeur d’Alene.”
“She didn’t want me to know?”
“She didn’t want anyone to know. Angela doesn’t know either.”
“And she’s in New York with Jude, isn’t she?”
Anthony nodded. “I’m not going to pass the information on to them.”
Julian lifted his mug and took a sip. He needed to be in Idaho. He wanted to be there for Kiara and to meet his son. Whether that meant he arrived in time for the birth or shortly after, he just needed to be there.
“Make the arrangements for us to fly to Coeur d’Alene as soon as we land in New York.”
They were supposed to arrive in New York early in the morning, so if they left as soon as possible after landing, they’d be in Idaho around noon considering the time difference.
“And make sure there’s a car waiting to take us to the hospital as soon as we land.”
“Will do.”
“That’s exciting,” Elijah said as Anthony walked away, his focus on his phone.
“She’s early.”
“Not too early, though,” Elijah told him. “My sister’s son was three weeks early, and he was fine.”
