Page 149 of Secret Heir For The Billionaire Twin

“So this happened in Boston?”

“Yes.”

Maya leans back slowly, one hand covering her mouth. For once, she has absolutely nothing to say. I almost laugh at the absurdity of it. Instead, tears begin sliding down my face again.

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.”

Maya immediately moves from the chair to the sofa beside me.

“You don’t have to know tonight,” she says.

“I feel like I should.”

“You found out a few hours ago.”

“I’m pregnant with Julian Blackwell’s baby while his company is being investigated internationally and I can’t even get him on the phone.”

“I know.”

“What kind of timing is this?”

“The worst kind.”

That pulls a wet laugh out of me.

Maya reaches for my hand.

“Are you going to tell him?”

I stare down at our joined hands.

“Yes.”

The answer surprises me with how quickly it comes.

Then I shake my head.

“Just not right now.”

Maya watches me carefully.

“Because of the investigation?”

“Because of everything.” I wipe my cheeks.

“I don’t even know what his life looks like right now. I don’t know what this means yet. I need five minutes where nobody else gets to decide what happens next.”

Maya squeezes my hand.

“That’s fair.”

“I need to think.”

“Then think.”

I look at her as she shifts closer and wraps both arms around me. I fold into her before I can stop myself. For several minutes, neither of us says anything. I hold on to my best friend while one hand settles unconsciously against my stomach, and for the first time since the doctor spoke those words, I let myself feel how completely my life has changed.

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