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I sigh and rub the bridge of my nose. “She put me on the spot. I had to make up my mind right then and there. If I didn’t agree, I wouldn’t be able to go to Hamburg. I need to prove to them that they can trust me. That I actually want this.”
“Oh, that sucks.”
“Yeah, don’t I know it.” I shake my head and release a soft groan. “I really fucked up by not getting on that plane.”
“Hey, you were worried about Rachel. Besides,” Seth says softly, “I’m glad you didn’t. I would have found out about Rachel too late. Who knows what would have happened then. I’m so thankful you came and found me. We may not be…you know…together.”
I smile and nod. “Yeah. I suppose you’re right.”
“So, what did you tell her?”
I purse my lips and move my gaze to the ceiling. “That I will go. But I feel bad about it.”
“Well, do you want to go?”
“Yeah,” I say, my gaze following the cracks in the ceiling. “No. Maybe. I don’t really know. I want to be there for Rachel.”
“You will be here. You’ll be getting back the 28th, right?”
My frown deepens. “I hope so. What if I don’t?”
“Don’t think like that,” Seth says. “Think positively. You will get back the 28th, be here for the birth on the 29th, and then have a couple days with the baby before heading off to Hamburg. We’ll put you on baby duty those days. Literally.”
I chuckle and shake my head. “What would I do without you, Seth?”
Seth scoffs. “Probably be bored out of your mind.”
He’s probably not wrong about that.
“But, hey,” Seth says brightly, “I support you. You know that, right? You should do what’s right for you. Don’t worry about Rachel. Me and Lucas will be here just in case anything goes wrong. And nothing will!” Seth adds quickly.
“Okay,” I say, feeling my eyes drooping. “I trust you.”
“Now, go get some sleep. You still have modeling to do tomorrow. See if you can bring me something home, okay?”
I chuckle and shake my head. “I’m already on Susan’s shit list. I doubt she will be so accommodating.”
“Hey, you never know.”
I smile while hanging up the phone and then dump my body onto the bed, grimacing at how stiff it feels against my back. Regardless, my eyes begin to close. I’ve been wired all day, worried what Seth will say when I tell him the news. I had been hoping he would react like this, but one never knows with Seth. He’s turned over a new leaf recently. However, I don’t want to push him too much. I know he will miss me just as much as Rachel will. I’m only hoping that nothing bad happens while I’m gone. That’s already two down from Rachel’s support team. I only hope there won’t be any more.
