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"But--"

"Sorry, Macy," Candace said "I just want to be with him I’ll let you know in a few uide her out without co back to see Brian kiss Candace’s forehead before she went into the bathrooainst the wall in pretty much the same position he’d taken in his office, she went back to hilanced up at her as she approached

"This is scary as hell," he said

Didn’t she know it "You said it, though, little brother It’s going to be okay"

"What happened to ‘little shit’?"

"It’s on hold teonna be okay"

"Iine how happy Mom will be"

"Oh, she’ll be over the fkin’ moon"

She’ll be over Pluto Little do you know she’ll have two babies to snuggle at roughly the saine how unhappy Candace’s mom will be," he said

Gabby waved her hand dismissively "Coot a laugh out of hih about not knocking her up?"

"Tell her you can’t help it, you’re just that potent That’ll shut her up"

"Yeah I’d love to see the look on her face"

"Did you even take precautions?"

He shrugged "She was on the pill But she came doith strep throat a feeeks back and took antibiotics I re to be uess eren’t Looks like it ht up with us"

"Yeah That probably did it"

The bathroo the little white stick in her hand She stopped short when she saw Gabby "I’ll go back up front," Gabby said quickly, taking a step away

"No, you can stay," Candace said The corner of her mouth lifted in a crooked smile "The directions said we should wait five minutes, but I don’t think we need theo away in five nant"

"Oh baby," he breathed, encircling her with his ar her feet off the floor She buried her face in his neck and sniffled

And that hat Gabriella had wanted Someone she loved, someone who loved her back, someone she trusted Someone to take her in his arms and co to be okay

But Ian had done that, hadn’t he? He’d tried "Okay, I’ Brian’s ar her home," he said over Candace’s shoulder "Tell Macy she’ll call her later"

Probably a good idea The second Gabby eed from the hallway, Macy practicallyhome She’ll call you later"