I opened my mouth to retort, but there was a knock on my door. Cora popped her head in, and Eden stepped back, turning her back to us and looking out the windows again.
“Sir, your fiancée is here. She said she needs to speak with you.”
I narrowed my eyes then looked over Cora’s shoulder at Kandy, who was standing in front of Cora’s desk with a small smile. She gave me a cute wave, but her eyes were full of worry. It wasn’t like her to just show up without letting me know first. Something wasn’t right.
“Send her in,” I insisted, grabbing my pen and signing the final paper. “Miss St. Claire was just leaving.” I stacked the papers to line them up then handed them to Eden with a dismissive glance. Cora walked back out, nodding and saying something to Kandy, and when Kandy came into the office, she rushed my way, throwing her arms around me. Her lips found mine along the way, and I kissed her back, groaning a little as she deepened it. “Kandy?” I breathed. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I just have something to tell you. You left early this morning, so I didn’t get the chance. Thought I would surprise you.” Her eyes shifted over to Eden, who had walked up to the desk to collect the papers and put them back in her folder.
“Well, hello,” Eden said to her, wearing that same smug smile she had on earlier. “I’m Eden St. Cl—”
“I know who you are,” Kandy interrupted, giving her a frosty glare.
“Oh. You do?” Eden smiled, sliding her eyes over to me. “You’ve told her all about me, huh, Cane?”
“I don’t keep secrets from her.”
“Is that your thing now? Honesty? Gotta tell ya, it doesn’t really fit you.”
“You can leave now, Eden,” I said as calmly as possible, wrapping my arm around Kandy’s waist.
“Oh, don’t worry. I was just going.” She tucked the folder under her arm. She stopped a few steps away from us on the way out, putting her attention on Kandy. “I didn’t catch your name,” she said.
“It’s Kandy.”
“You are very young, Kandy.” Eden smirked at me. “He’ll definitely end up leaving you at the altar.”
She trotted her way out, and Kandy watched her go until she could no longer see her. When Eden was nowhere in sight, Kandy turned to me with a grimace. “You didn’t tell me she was that pretty!”
“What?” I hissed. “She doesn’t look better than you, Kandy.”
“Oh, please. Bullshit.”
I walked around her, closing my office door.
“I told you I had a meeting with her today. Is that why you showed up? I thought you trusted me.” I stood in front of her, folding my arms.
“Get over yourself, Cane. That’s not even why I’m here. To be honest, I completely forgot about the meeting with your nymphomaniac ex-girlfriend.” She had that crease in her forehead, the one where I knew she was mad, but it made her look too damn cute and innocent to take seriously.
“What’s wrong then?” I reached out, reeling her in by the waist.
“Is she going to be a problem?” she asked, pointing back with her thumb. “Because if she is, I want you to know that I’m not in the mood for it, okay? And what the hell did she mean you’ll be leaving me at the altar? What kind of person says that?”
“Kandy, she is not going to be a problem, all right? She’s just trying to get under your skin. That’s it. She’s still living in the past, but I’m moving forward. You have nothing to worry about.”
She combed her fingers through her hair. “Okay…whatever. Look.” She grabbed my hands and squeezed them. “I know you said we aren’t supposed to keep secrets from each other, but there’s something I have to tell you.”
My brows pulled together. “What is it?”
Her throat bobbed, and with an exasperated breath, she dragged me to my chair and made me sit, then sat on my lap. “Okay, remember when I said was visiting my mom for lunch yesterday?”
“Yeah?”
“Well, we didn’t just have lunch. She took me to see my gynecologist again.”
“What? Why?” I asked.
“Because…” She bit her bottom lip. “Okay, here’s the thing. I haven’t been feeling well the past few days. It started big time a couple days ago, when you were out of town. Lora took me to get a pregnancy test, and when I took it…it came back positive.” She looked me in the eyes, and I heard my pulse in my ears, slow and deep, as she said the words I never thought I would hear. “I’m pregnant, Cane.”
Chapter 10
KANDY
“Wait. WHAT!” His voice wasn’t angry, but by the expression on his face—his wide eyes and slack jaw—I could tell he was surprised. Much more than I assumed he would be. “But…shit. How—I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m happy as fuck to hear this, but…how?”