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“Yeah, I heard you I just—” she cut off as if the words had gotten wedged in her throat “Oh od Oh Wow Are you…is it? Is it Matt’s?”

I nodded, pressing er

“Holy shit” She let go of ain “How did this happen? I ross details, but how? I uys, you know, use protection?” She shuddered at the thought of us together

It only made me feel worse “Of course we did,” I said “I’m not a total idiot But it didn’t matter, did it? Now this has happened, and I’m sorry I called you, but I don’t knohat the fuck to do”

“This is…I don’t want to say bad, but dahed and rubbed her forehead “I felt so, so bad about the way I acted I wanted you to know that I wish you had been at the wedding, and I was an idiot to be so mean and ask you to leave like that I just couldn’t stand the thought of everything being ruined But I went ahead and ruined it anyway”

“No, that’s not true”

“It is I told you to leave, and I shouldn’t have Look, Summer, I love my brother with all my heart, but I knohat he’s like He hasn’t once settled doith anyone, and I don’t think he ever will And that’s whatnow because of him”

It was hardly the pep talk I’d hoped for Then again, I wasn’t sure what I’d been hoping for when I’d called her Just an ear or a shoulder

“When I asked you to leave, it was because I wanted you two to be apart fro of et hurt, and I don’t want our weird fae, but what the hell What the hell You’re pregnant You’re actually pregnant”

“Yeah”

“You can’t stay away from Matt now You have to tell him”

I inhaled sharply “I know I tried calling hiot back to me”

“He didn’t?” E I don’t think there’s anything I can say to Matt that will change his mind when it’s made up He’s his own man”

“I know,” I said “He doesn’t want to talk to ot back to the States, and he’s sticking to that So I guess that’s fine”

“Except it’s not anymore, is it?” Emilia patted me on the arm “Look, I still don’t want you and Matt to hurt each other, but obviously you’ll have to see more of each other now that this kid is on the way You’ll have to talk And I know ood about it”

“I don’t know anything anymore,” I said “I don’t even knohat to think”

“It’s going to be OK, Summer I promise”