Page 146 of Let Me Show You

“I’m pregnant, so just letting you know I may need to go on leave in a few months.”

Her eyes widen with a smile. “Congrats, Katie! That’s wonderful. I didn’t even know you were seeing someone…”

I blush. Though it’s not been a secret, we haven’t blasted the news either. I guess not as many people saw us together at the grand opening holding hands like I thought. “Yeah, Noah and I’ve been together for a while now.”

“You deserve it. And I’ll do whatever I can to help make sure you have the time off you need.”

“Thank you, I appreciate that. I’ll likely go early since it’s twins.”

She nearly shrieks. “Holy…I guess double congrats are in order then.”

I laugh with a shrug. “Yeah, we were pretty shocked too.”

After a few minutes, I excuse myself and go back to my office, where Missy anxiously waits.

“It’s not your lunch break yet.”

“I told Monica to cover for me because I couldn’t wait.”

As I shake my head, I walk behind my desk and decide to show her instead. Placing my hands over my belly, I tighten the fabric of my shirt and show off my bump.

“Shut your mouth!” she exclaims, jumping to her feet. “You’re pregnant?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“I knew you were getting dick’ed! Totally called it.” She does a fist bump in the air. “Apparently a little too well…”

“Oh my God, you’re obnoxious.” I snicker, sitting down.

“Do you know what you’re having?”

“Twins.” I snort.

She smacks my desk. “You’re lying.”

“Nope. Not sure about the genders yet. Soon, though.”

“Dare I ask who the father is?” She arches her brow. “I mean, I’ve heard rumors but…”

I relax my shoulders and proudly tell her. “Noah Reid.”

Missy’s smile widens, and it’s obvious she already knew. “No wonder you’ve been so happy these past few months.”

“It’s been amazing,” I agree. “Never been happier.”

She tells me how happy and excited she is for us, and I feel lighter for the rest of my shift. Now, everyone knows.

After work, I pick up Owen from my mother’s. Now that school’s out for the summer, I drop him off at her house or Loretta’s in the morning. Since basketball season is over and I wanted him to stay busy and active, he signed up for baseball. So they take him to practice and youth group. Loretta has temporary guardianship of Anthony until Brittany’s trial, so Owen’s getting to play with him as well. Though Owen doesn’t know the full story of why Anthony’s living with Loretta, the time will come eventually, and I’ll have to figure out how to have that conversation.

“How was your day, sweetie?” I ask when he jumps in the back seat.

“Fine.”

“Anything excitin’ happen?”

He shrugs. “Not really.”

“How was practice today?” I question as I drive us home.