Chapter 124

I spring off the table so fast I nearly break a heel.

“Where’s the bathroom?”

Aaron points to a corner of the room.

I rush over, still coughing and hoping he doesn’t smell or see.

When I get into the room I spit into the sink.

Blood.

Not a lot.

But enough.

Time is ticking. And no matter that I feel okay and the baby is growing, I’m still dying.

“Leah, you okay?”

It’s Aaron. He’s at the door. If I know him-and I do-he’s about two seconds from bursting

in here. “I’m good!”

I rinse my mo uth with water and spit.

AARON

Leah’s not acting right.

Maybe she’s shy.

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The s*x was phenomenal and she was completely exhausted afterwards, but we can’t exactly cuddle or curl up for a nap. At least not here.

There is a President’s Suite on the top floor. But that hasn’t been used since her old man started flaking off and I didn’t think she’d be as comfortable in that space.

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my hands with

I stare in the mirror I hardly recognize myself. My eyes are

like I’ve been thoroughly

the pregnancy, I could pretend I was an average twenty-something engaging in an office

about what had happened and relish the

to enter a world of strife and change, who won’t have

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really ‘thinking’ when I f**ked

now.

mind

care that she’s human.

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knock on the door before

boy to knock before

no doubt scenting that we’d

sister and all that. But I’m not going to apologize. I eye him hard. I’ll put his head through that conference table if he

been escorted from the premises. All clearances have been revoked and

steps out of the bathroom and has smoothed her hair back

like it like

head of the

should sit. I move to

opens a laptop. He

cues up a picture

building,” she begins, “and the surrounding acreage

over 16,000 acres of just

sell

She shakes her head.

different plan. She pulls up drawings in

developments.

dollars. People need to work, but most

rent or lease is way more than most people make in

not in this part of the country.” Leah

is higher than in 97% of the rest

company? We have over a hundred engineers employed here as well

the interplay between them. I can scent the anger building

too.

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