“Yes, but–” I try to explain, but get cut off.
“Ben is your ex?” he asks, looking directly at me.
“Yes, but–”
“And you’re pregnant with his baby!” Holly claps her hands over her cheeks, tears already pouring.
“No!” I blurt out, stepping towards her.
“Oh, thank God,” Ben says.
“The baby is Gavin’s,” I admit. The shit just hit the fan…on high.
“What are you talking about?” Gavin asks.
“Yeah, what are you talking about?” Ben asks.
“So the baby’s not Ben’s?” Holly asks, probably just needing to hear it again.
“No. No, it’s not,” I say. I focus all my attention on Gavin, whose jawline has never been sharper.
“What were you two doing back here alone?” Holly asks Ben while glaring at me.
“Just talking,” he says.
“Are you sure about that?” she asks. “Because from the sounds of it,Charliehas a thing for Lacey men.”
“He’s not lying,” I say. “Ben needed someone to talk to because he was nervous about the wedding and–”
“You have cold feet?” Holly asks, whipping her glare over to Ben. Good lord.
“Why didn’t you tell me that your wedding planner is your ex?” Gavin asks him. With both of them shouting at him, Ben snaps.
“Why didn’t you tell me you’ve been fucking around with my wedding planner?” Ben shoots back.
“Because who I sleep with is none of your business,” Gavin argues.
“Until you get someone pregnant,” Ben snaps.
“Which I didn’t know about…” Gavin shifts to me.
“You know whose business it really is that the wedding planner is your ex, Benjamin?” Holly cuts back in. “Your fiancée’s.”
Ben turns to her, desperation softening his face.
“I didn’t say anything because you liked her so much. And I didn’t even know until we got here. I didn’t want to upset you,” he says.
“Right, because finding out she is Charlie doesn’t upset me,” she says.
“I didn’t want to ruin the wedding,” he tells her sadly.
“Well, I think you still managed to do that,” Holly says.
“Damn, your family is wild, man,” Jordan says before receiving ashut the hell upfrom both Gavin and Ben.
“You know,” Josie says. “I think this is just that. A family affair.”
“You can say that again,” Ben says as he continues to glare at Gavin.
