Page 64 of Power Move

“It’s twins. Identical twins,” Alyssa said. “Congrats!”

Davey

Identical twins. That wasn’t on the list of expectations I had for struggling through a leadership retreat with the employee I’d impregnated and fucked on the family yacht last night for fun.Twobabies? What business did I have with one baby—let alone two. Eva sobbed. I couldn’t confirm based on her face whether these were happy or sad tears.

“So, let’s get you to x-ray,” the tech said. “Dad, I can print some pictures. You cannot go back with her, but you can wait in the hall.”

“Sure,” I murmured.

As the medical team x-rayed the hand of my crying not-girlfriend, I sat silent. Fear filled me, but I had hope as I reviewed the pictures of our two babies. They possessed her delicate noseand my more prominent chin. Two babies. How was it possible I could already know what they looked like and missed a whole second human on the first scan? All the doctor said was “it often happens with a shared placenta”. That didn’t satisfy me.

As the hot nurse rolled Eva back in from X-ray she lit up. Maybe it was just the hot nurse? Shared ogling with a sexual partner was a new experience.

“So, you had a surprise?” The nurse asked in a sing-song way. “How was that?”

“It was definitely surprising,” I admitted.

“A two-fer,” Eva noted.

The nurse tucked Eva back into her room and I took a seat once more. Down the hall, I heard a woman screaming in pain. Unnerved, I said nothing.

“You’re… okay, right?” Eva asked.

“I mean, what can I do?”

“It will be okay,” Eva said. “But you win. We’re hiring a nanny.”

“Small miracles,” I muttered as my phone rang.

“It’s Daphne,” I said.

“Answer it,” Eva confirmed.

“Yes?” I picked up.

“I sent everyone to the winery and made some excuse about moving the thing,” Daphne said.

“That’s smart.”

“So, how is Eva?”

“She’s fine.”

“And the baby?”

“Also fine. We’re waiting to hear about her arm.”

“You want to confess something to me right now or wait?” Daphne asked.

“I will speak with you when I return. I appreciate you handling this. Is Mum enraged?”

“To say she is enraged would be an understatement but ignore her. It’s me and the board you should fear, David Robert.”

I winced. “I will take my lumps. Promise.”

I turned back to the only person I cared about. Eva’s gaze shifted to her stomach. She rubbed her belly lovingly. This womanwantedthis. And in a way, I did, too. The stunning admission that it was two and not one was a lot, but everything within me wanted to protect all three.

“Don’t make me kill you.”