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“Maybe it’s time I take some time for myself,” he said, hoping she’d drop the subject.
“Hmph...” His sister didn’t sound convinced. “So you’re trying to tell me that you’re on vacation?”
“Yes.” He jumped at the answer, perhaps a little too quickly. “I’ve decided I need to slow down a bit.”
“Uh-huh. And where would you be vacationing?”
“In the Mediterranean. On an island.”
“Could you be any more obscure? I mean, what if there’s an emergency and I need you.”
Since their parents had passed on, there was just the two of them. “You can call my cell phone.”
“Xander.”
In his mind, he could imagine his sister with her hip thrown to the side with a hand resting on it while she glared at him for being difficult. She’d mastered that posture when they were kids and it still worked on him.
“Fine. I’m on Infinity Island.”
His sister gasped. “You’re on a wedding island? You’re getting married and you didn’t tell me?”
“No. No. Calm down.” He couldn’t believe his sister had heard of the island. Apparently it was renowned, just like Lea said.
“Well, what else would you be doing there? People only go there to get married or attend a wedding. And I know you hate going to weddings because you feel awkward attending solo and you don’t want to ask any of your lady friends to be your date because they might get the wrong idea and start thinking you’re open to making a commitment. So what gives?”
Xander really did want someone to bounce ideas off. And his sister might be able to lend some advice where Lea was concerned. And the truth was Stasia was going to learn of the pregnancy eventually. He’d rather it came from him.
“Initially, I came to Infinity Island to buy it.”
“I take it that’s not why you’re there now.”
He shook his head before realizing that she couldn’t see him. “No. It’s something more personal. Lea is pregnant.”
“Who is Lea?”
He went on to explain how he’d gotten to know Lea and the fun time they’d had together.
“Pregnant? Wow,” Stasia said. “I didn’t see that coming. I didn’t even know you wanted a family.”
“I didn’t know I did either, not until there was a baby. And now all I can think about is the three of us becoming a family.”
“Xander, slow down. Are you even sure the baby is yours?”
“Yes.” He said it without hesitation.
“How much do you know about this woman? Have you done a background check?”
“Stasia, I’m not doing that. What I need to know, I’ll learn from her.”
“Xander, think about this. You barely know this woman. How do you know she’s not running a scam—”
“Because I know her. Stasia, I told you this because I wanted to share this information with my sister. But if you can’t be happy for me, stay out of it.”
Strained silence greeted him. He may love his sister, but she had to respect his relationship with Lea.
“Xander, I didn’t mean to upset you. It’s just that you’re my brother and I love you. I don’t want you to be hurt. That’s all.”
Xander smiled. “I know.”
“Promise me you won’t go rushing into anything.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve got this.” He ended the conversation by promising to call soon.
Now that he was certain he could make this thing with Lea work, he knew words wouldn’t be enough to prove his commitment to her. He had to back up his words with action—something that would show Lea just how serious he was about making them into a family of three.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
AN INTERESTED BUYER...
A lot of mixed emotions came over Lea. Whereas, at one point, she’d thought that selling the island was her only option, now she wondered if she’d been too quick. And did she really want to move back to Seattle after making a life for herself here with so many people around that cared about her?
Her thoughts circled back around to her parents and how they hadn’t returned her call. Sure, she hadn’t left a message, but the missed call would have shown up on the cell phone. After all, she’d reached out first. That had to count for something.
