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was now or never.
Audrey
called him not even a second later. “Nate?” she questioned, waving a hand at
him. “I’ve been trying to get hold of you all morning. I was getting worried.
Are you all right? You look a little under the weather.”
“Actually,
I’m not,” Nate admitted, forcing the words out. “We need to talk.”
Audrey
hesitated. She knew that statement well enough to know it didn’t lead anywhere
good. Any conversation that began with the words “we need to talk” wasn’t one
she wanted to be having. It wasn’t one she was going to have. She’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this, but when she’d
seen the chemistry between Nate and Zoë during her last trip home, she’d
already set about in crafting a plan to keep from losing him.
“You’re
right,” Audrey replied. “That’s actually why I’ve been calling you.”
Nate
frowned, remaining quiet as he waited for her to continue.
Audrey
studied his face for a second before giving him an elated smile. “I’m
pregnant!” she announced. “We’re having a baby!”
Chapter sixteen
Zoë
stared down at the towering stack of catering requests that had built up for
her over the weekend. Dull light filled her office, bringing out the redness in
her eyes and highlighting her lack of sleep. To say her attention was elsewhere
would have been putting it lightly. As much as she should have been focusing on
work, she couldn’t stop dwelling on the weekend’s events.
Zoë had
finally mustered up the courage to end things with Evan once and for all, but
his reaction wasn’t one she’d seen coming. As soon as she told him it was over,
he took one look at her and asked if it was because of Nate. When she told him
that it was, he didn't ask for the how, the why, or the when. He simply stood
up and left her apartment, making a point of slamming the door shut behind him.
That
was two days ago.
Zoë
hadn't heard from him since, but it wasn’t like she was expecting to. There
wasn’t anything left for her to say to him. He deserved a woman who really
loved him, and that wasn’t her.
It
could never be her.
Zoë
sighed and glanced across her desk at a picture of her and Nate, which had been
taken during their senior prom. He’d yet to call to let her know how things had
gone with Audrey, and it was becoming pretty clear to her that he was stalling.
Exhaling a deep breath, she picked up her phone and set about on confirming her
suspicions.
Nate
picked up on the first ring. “WGNO-Sports, this is Nate Cross speaking.”
The
deep baritone of his voice was all it took to make Zoë lose her courage. What
was she doing calling him at work over a personal matter? She should have
waited for him to get in contact with her. It wasn’t like he could keep
avoiding her forever.
“Zoë?”
Nate questioned when she didn’t say anything, making it clear that he’d looked
down at the caller ID.
“Yeah,
it’s me,” Zoë replied. “This isn’t a bad time, is it?”
“Nah,
it’s all good. I was about to take a coffee break anyway,” Nate replied, trying
his best to sound casual. “What’s up?”
Zoë
sighed and rolled her eyes at his obvious attempt at stalling the inevitable.
“Oh nothing much,” she said, getting right to the point. “I just…I wanted to
call and apologize.”
“Apologize?”
“You
know…for the role I played in what happened over the weekend,” Zoë said,
beginning to ramble. “I had a little too much wine, and my decision-making
skills weren’t as refined as they usually are. I can understand why you would
be avoiding me. I just…I don’t want things to be awkward between us from now
on.”
“Zoë,
it’s not like that,” Nate protested. “I’m not avoiding you. It’s just
that…things have gotten a bit complicated with Audrey. Apparently she’s…well…she
told me that she’s pregnant.”
Audrey
called him not even a second later. “Nate?” she questioned, waving a hand at
him. “I’ve been trying to get hold of you all morning. I was getting worried.
Are you all right? You look a little under the weather.”
“Actually,
I’m not,” Nate admitted, forcing the words out. “We need to talk.”
Audrey
hesitated. She knew that statement well enough to know it didn’t lead anywhere
good. Any conversation that began with the words “we need to talk” wasn’t one
she wanted to be having. It wasn’t one she was going to have. She’d hoped it wouldn’t come to this, but when she’d
seen the chemistry between Nate and Zoë during her last trip home, she’d
already set about in crafting a plan to keep from losing him.
“You’re
right,” Audrey replied. “That’s actually why I’ve been calling you.”
Nate
frowned, remaining quiet as he waited for her to continue.
Audrey
studied his face for a second before giving him an elated smile. “I’m
pregnant!” she announced. “We’re having a baby!”
Chapter sixteen
Zoë
stared down at the towering stack of catering requests that had built up for
her over the weekend. Dull light filled her office, bringing out the redness in
her eyes and highlighting her lack of sleep. To say her attention was elsewhere
would have been putting it lightly. As much as she should have been focusing on
work, she couldn’t stop dwelling on the weekend’s events.
Zoë had
finally mustered up the courage to end things with Evan once and for all, but
his reaction wasn’t one she’d seen coming. As soon as she told him it was over,
he took one look at her and asked if it was because of Nate. When she told him
that it was, he didn't ask for the how, the why, or the when. He simply stood
up and left her apartment, making a point of slamming the door shut behind him.
That
was two days ago.
Zoë
hadn't heard from him since, but it wasn’t like she was expecting to. There
wasn’t anything left for her to say to him. He deserved a woman who really
loved him, and that wasn’t her.
It
could never be her.
Zoë
sighed and glanced across her desk at a picture of her and Nate, which had been
taken during their senior prom. He’d yet to call to let her know how things had
gone with Audrey, and it was becoming pretty clear to her that he was stalling.
Exhaling a deep breath, she picked up her phone and set about on confirming her
suspicions.
Nate
picked up on the first ring. “WGNO-Sports, this is Nate Cross speaking.”
The
deep baritone of his voice was all it took to make Zoë lose her courage. What
was she doing calling him at work over a personal matter? She should have
waited for him to get in contact with her. It wasn’t like he could keep
avoiding her forever.
“Zoë?”
Nate questioned when she didn’t say anything, making it clear that he’d looked
down at the caller ID.
“Yeah,
it’s me,” Zoë replied. “This isn’t a bad time, is it?”
“Nah,
it’s all good. I was about to take a coffee break anyway,” Nate replied, trying
his best to sound casual. “What’s up?”
Zoë
sighed and rolled her eyes at his obvious attempt at stalling the inevitable.
“Oh nothing much,” she said, getting right to the point. “I just…I wanted to
call and apologize.”
“Apologize?”
“You
know…for the role I played in what happened over the weekend,” Zoë said,
beginning to ramble. “I had a little too much wine, and my decision-making
skills weren’t as refined as they usually are. I can understand why you would
be avoiding me. I just…I don’t want things to be awkward between us from now
on.”
“Zoë,
it’s not like that,” Nate protested. “I’m not avoiding you. It’s just
that…things have gotten a bit complicated with Audrey. Apparently she’s…well…she
told me that she’s pregnant.”
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