Page 129 of When You Blush

“Not me,” Alex says.

Billie checks her test and then goes stone still.

“No,” she whispers, shaking her head. Her eyes fill, and her eyes fly up to Dani. “Are you kidding me?”

“Finally!” Dani jumps up and claps her hands, then attacks her best friend in the tightest hug, holding on tight. “I told you it would happen. You just had to give it time.”

“We’ve been trying.” Billie wipes at her tears. “Andwe were going to go see a specialist because it wasn’t working. But itworked.”

“I’m calling my brother right now,” Skyla says, wiping at her own tears. “Hello, brother. You should come to the bookshop to see your wife.”

“Is she hurt?” we hear him ask.

“No, she’s not hurt. But she could use a wee hug from her man.”

“I’m on my way. If someone hurt her feelings, they’re going to pay.”

We all chuckle at that, and while everyone is distracted, Ava swaps her test with mine. I frown at her, and she winks at me.

“Okay, who’s the other pregnant one?” Dani asks, looking over our way.

“Me,” Ava says, holding upmytest.

Oh my God.

Oh my God,no.

“Ava, are you okay?” My friend is bombarded with questions, and she just shrugs and deflects, acting as cool as a cucumber while I silently freak the fuck out. Connor storms in, and everyone is distracted by the incredibly handsome billionaire sweeping his wife off her feet and kissing the hell out of her.

“What’s wrong,a ghrá?” He hooks her hair behind her ear and nuzzles her nose, as if none of the rest of us are even in the room.

“Nothing’s wrong,” she says through fresh tears. “But I have news.”

“We’ll be fine, bumble, no matterwhat it is.”

Billie smiles and rests her forehead against her husband’s, and my own eyes fill with tears.

They’re so sweet together.

“You’re going to be a daddy, billionaire.”

Connor blinks at her, then lifts her right off her feet, hugging her so hard and so close.

“Jesus, that’s beautiful,” Ava mutters, wiping a tear from her eye, and all I can do is nod.

I have to talk to Blake.

Because I’m going to have a freaking baby.

And it’s official. I’m reallynota fan of a surprise baby.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

HARPER

“Why did you swap tests with me?” I ask Ava as we walk into Blake’s house and dump my bags on the kitchen island. We were dead quiet on the drive home because I think I’m numb.

What the fuck is going on?