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Me: Um, they’re with you?
Jack: Yup!
“How do you feel about hard launching our relationship and your pregnancy?” I asked, nervous and worried that this would push Kylie away again.
Kylie searched my face, confused. “Isn’t that what we just did?”
“Jack is here—with my mother and Molly.”
“Wait, Molly and your mother came together?”
“Well, it wasn’t my mother’s choice. Jack and I gave her an ultimatum, and now it’salmostone big, happy family.”
“What are they going to think about this?” Kylie gestured to her belly, which wasn’t something that my mother or Molly would miss.
I could sense the panic rise as her eyes darted nervously to the rooftop door and then towards the street.
“Ky, there’s only one way out of here, and you’re not jumping off the roof. They both know about you and know we split up for a bit. Molly had been a great support for me while I was wallowing.”
“Oh no, Luc. They’re going to think I did this on purpose.”
I shook my head and wrapped her in my arms.
“First of all, they won’t. They know I wanted children, and it didn’t happen. Secondly, they know how much I love you. Molly knows everything—or at least everything up until very recently. They both think I’m sterile, though, so that might be interesting.”
“So they don’t know about the baby?”
“The only reason is that I haven’t talked to her. While we were apart, Jack had enlisted them to check in on me on alternate days. They took turns.”
Even thinking about this past winter hurts. God, I wish I had been with Kylie when she took the pregnancy test. Another thing I would never forgive Skylar for fucking up.
“Hey,” Kylie said, picking up on my mood. “We’re not going to let her steal anymore time from us.”
“Yeah. Let’s not.”
CHAPTER 51
KYLIE
Molly might be one of my favorite new people. She bore a striking resemblance to her brothers, but their age gap stood out.
His mother wasn’t exactly cold, but she wasn’t as warm as Molly. Her enthusiasm about the baby made up for her limited speaking.
“Mom and Molly need to learn that I’m no longer the ace. They’re going to have to sit through two games this week,” Jack said. This was the first time since Jack’s rookie season that he hadn’t pitched on opening day.
“Won’t they go to the game to see Luc coach?”
“Eh, we’ve been to so many baseball games, and I’m only reluctantly cheering the Minutemen on; it’s not my team. I’d rather catch Luc for dinner and drinks afterwards.” Molly’s eye roll caused Luc to nudge her with his shoulder.
“How long are you in town?” I asked, making small talk but also wondering if I should plan on seeing them again before they go back home.
“We fly out first thing in the morning the day after tomorrow.”
“Kylie, your sister is married to Sam?” Delia, Luc’s mother, asked.
“Yes, and my oldest sister works in corporate for the team.”
It was strange explaining to people how much this team impacted my family.
