I was crying so hard that when she answered, I couldn’t even talk between my sobs.
“G-g-grace,” I fumbled out.
“Oh holy hell. I’m going to fucking kill him. What did he do?”
“I’m . . . I’m . . . oh, Grace! I’m pregnant and I just told Grayson and he . . . he . . . he . . .”
“He what? What, Meg? What!”
My body shook as I lost control. “He left.”
I could hear Grace gasp from the other end of the phone. “I’m on the next flight out.”
I shook my head. “No! Grace, no you’re pregnant.”
“Meagan Atwood, I’m coming there and we are going to kill him together and bury his worthless body so that no one will ever find him.”
A small chuckle escaped my lips as I wiped my tears away.
“He left, Grace.”
“Oh, honey. Can I just say how excited I am that you’re pregnant, but we’ll talk about that later. I’m online right now and there is a flight that leaves at six a.m. I’m booking it.”
Tears continued to roll down my cheeks as I shook my head. “Don’t. I think I want to come home and see everyone.”
“Yes! That’s what you need. We need a girls’ weekend. Come to me, Meg.”
Nodding, I stood up and reached for my clothes. “I’m leaving our apartment now. I’ll call you when I get to a hotel.”
I sniffled loudly in her ear as Grace said, “Okay sweets, but are you sure you want to go to a hotel?”
Pressing my lips together, I felt another round of sobs coming. I needed to get off the phone before I lost it again. “Yes. I have to.”
“Meg, sweetie, he may have just gotten spooked, you know? I mean if y’all weren’t planning this, I’m sure it just caught him off guard.”
Shrugging my shoulders, I whispered, “Yeah. Maybe. But he promised me he wouldn’t ever leave me. I have to leave. I’ll call you in a bit.”
As I finished getting dressed, I walked out into the living room to look around. Grayson was gone. With not so much as a word to me, he just left.
I slowly walked to the door and opened it. My body felt numb as I headed down the elevators that went to the main lobby and smiled weakly at the doorman before stepping outside. A taxi pulled up right in time for me to walk straight to it. I didn’t even care I was leaving my car behind. Nothing mattered right now.
Sliding in, I said, “Strater Hotel, please.” Closing my eyes, tears rolled down my face while I silently cried.
Grayson
I WAS AT a totally loss for words.
Pregnant.
Meagan was pregnant.
Fear instantly flowed through my veins and all I could think about was my own father. Would I be a failure like he had been?
Fuck.
My throat felt as if it was closing as I fought to drag in air. I needed fresh air.
Not even thinking, I grabbed my keys and headed out the front door. I needed a few moments to get my head on straight before I said anything to Meagan.