I stood up before I gave myself away any more than I already had and tried to leave the room as casually as I could. As I headed to my room, I could feel Livia on my heels all the way down the hall. By the time I got into my room and shut the door, my nerves were already all over the place.
Livia folded her arms. “So, who is the father? You about to have some cute, mixed, Thai baby?”
I let out a breath and sat on the edge of my bed. “No.”
Her brows met together. “Then who?”
I rubbed my hands over my face. “Reek.”
“Reek?!” she yelled so loud I had to jump up and shush her.
“Yes! Lower your voice.”
Her eyes were huge. “Reek as inReek? Since when the hell are you secretly fucking Reek?”
“It was one-time secret sex.”
She just looked at me.
I cringed. “Well…twice. But that’s it. And it won’t happen again.”
Livia put her hand over her mouth and started pacing. “Oh my God. Ava!”
“Be quiet!”
“I can’t! I’m processing!” She stopped and looked at me again. “Does he know?”
I shook my head. “No.”
“Why not?”
“I’m scared. He’s very adamant about not wanting kids, and I kept this from him for so long that it’s too late for me to get rid of it. He’s going to feel so trapped.”
Before Livia could answer, my door opened.
Zahra waddled in with her belly leading the way and one hand on her hip. “I knew y’all was in here talking about something. I saw how both of y’all got up and left all suspicious.”
I groaned. “God. Did anybody else notice?”
Zahra waved off my anxiousness. “No, The guys are too into the game, and Aria’s kids won’t let her focus on anything but them. Rhythm is cheesing all in Sincere’s face. They are wedding planning.”
Livia turned to her. “I knew Ava was pregnant, and she just confessed.”
Shocked, Zahra’s eyes darted at me. “You told her?”
“You knew and didn’t tell me?” Livia asked Zahra while narrowing her eyes at her.
Zahra shrugged with a guilty look. “She didn’t want anyone to know.”
Smacking my lips, I interjected, “I wouldn’t have told Livia, but I didn’t have a choice. This bitch was being Inspector Gadget.”
Then, as if I wasn’t even standing right there, Livia and Zahra started talking to each other.
“She has to tell Reek,” Livia told Zahra.
“ASAP,” Zahra agreed. “Like yesterday.”
“He’s going to lose his shit.”
