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A small smile broke out on her face. One hand went to her stomach as she hugged him. “Oh, Beau, I knew you’d figure out what to do.
“I’ll let you know the date for the blood test, baby,” she said with a wink before disappearing through the front door. He stood there, dumbstruck for just a moment. Behind him, John pulled open his bedroom door. He hadn’t even noticed when the guy had ghosted from that conversation.
“What the fuck, Beau?” John asked. “Pregnant? You got herpregnant?”
He shook his head. “I don’t think it’s possible, but she showed me the stick test. It was definitely positive.”
“If I were you, man, I’d be wanting a blood test to confirm that shit.”
“I told her the same thing.” He sat back down on the couch, cradling his head in his hands. Lisa was pregnant. His ex-girlfriend was pregnant and was claiming it was his. What was he supposed to tell Vee? How would she react?
“What are you going to do?” John asked, sitting down beside him.
“I have to tell Vee. We promised we wouldn’t lie to each other again.”
“How do you think that’s going to go down?”
“Knowing Vee? Not well.Fuck!I did not see this coming.”
“Do you think she could be lying?”
“Lisa? About the pregnancy?”
John shrugged. “Stranger things have happened.”
“Come on, John,” Beau replied, trying more to convince himself than his friend. He’d be lying if he said the thought hadn’t crossed his mind. “She may have been a little clingy and neurotic but to pullthatoff?”
“Yeah, you’re right. I don’t think she’s that unbalanced, but I would be proceeding with caution if I were you.”
“Right,” he replied. “And the first thing to do is get this pregnancy confirmed by a medical professional.”
20
Beau pressedthe buzzer on Vee’s apartment building, wiping a hand over his brow as he waited. It was damn near a hundred degrees in Hollywood today, and he regretted wearing the chinos he currently had on.
It had been a little over a week since Lisa told him about the pregnancy, and it had been one hour since he’d received the last text message from her inviting him to go baby clothes shopping or asking if he’d thought of some names to shortlist. The woman was putting the cart before the horse, so apart from a few vague, noncommittal replies, he did his best to ignore the constant stream of questions.
“Hi.”
Beau’s head jerked up at the sound of Vee’s voice, a smile forming on his lips. She was taking him in from head to toe, her eyes lingering on his hips. She was dressed in tight jeans and a sleeveless blouse, the color complementing her dark hair and green eyes.
Leaning in, he placed a kiss on her cheek, murmuring, “You look beautiful.”
“You don’t look so bad yourself,” she replied, sliding her hand into his and tugging him down the sidewalk toward his car. By some miracle, he’d gotten a parking spot right outside her building. He looked down at their joined hands, marveling at the transformation in Vee. After their heart-to-heart in the car, where they’d put it all out there and decided that honesty was the best way forward, she’d become more affectionate. He was beginning to see glimpses of the girl he had back in college—the girl who only showed her real self to him when they were alone.
She’d always been prickly with other people, but that was just how she protected herself. The only people who really saw her were him and his mom.
Jogging ahead, he opened up the door for her, shutting it after she slid inside. Rounding the front of the car, he checked for traffic then hopped into the driver’s side.
“So, where are we going?”
“Not far. I’ll direct you.”
Beau pulled out into the flow of traffic, following Vee’s directions. They ended up winding into Hollywood Hills where obscenely large houses lined the streets.
“It’s this one here.” Vee pointed at a property that looked like it had just been built.
He whistled through his teeth. “This is Max’s place?”
