Love You, Baby (Must Love Diamonds 3)
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“Thanks.”
“You doing okay after processing?”
“I am.” Tears swelled again, and she dashed them away. “Ignore these. I really am okay. It’s going to be hard, but I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it.”
“I know you can, too.” Honor leaned forward and pulled her into a hug. Mae held on tight as her best friend whispered, “I love you. I’m with you all the way on this. You know that, right?”
“I do. Thank you.” She sat back, praying it wouldn’t change once the final bombshell dropped. Her stomach bottomed out as she met Honor’s misty gaze and saw her smile. “About the guy—”
“I have something—”
They both broke off at the same time.
Burning curiosity lit Honor’s green eyes. “You first. Who’s the guy?”
She took another deep breath. “Merit.”
Shock registered in her friend’s expression. “Asher’s brother?”
“You know any other guys named Merit?”
“No. Wow.” Honor raised a hand to her mouth. “Oh, hon…wow.”
“Yeah.” She nodded her agreement, still shaky even after the news was out. “I know.”
“Have you told him yet?”
“I just came from his house.”
“How’d he take it?”
Like an ass. “Um…well, first he asked if it was his.”
“What?” She looked offended for her sake. “Why else would you tell him if it wasn’t his?”
Mae smiled grimly. “Right? After I set him straight on that, he asked me if I even wanted it—and I told him unequivocally that I did.”
Green eyes widened. “He wasn’t suggesting—”
“No. I don’t think so.” In fact, she’d thought he’d seemed relieved when she’d insisted she was having the baby, but more likely she was projecting her own relief at the absolute certainty resonating in her body when she answered his question. “Not that it would matter, as you know. But then, he asked if we planned it. We meaning you and me, though why he’d think we’d plan something like that, I have no clue.”
Her friend cringe-smiled. “Well...I might have something to do with that.”
“How?”
“Because, as I was about to tell you before…I’m pregnant, too.”
Her jaw went slack. “Seriously?”
Honor’s red ponytail bobbed up and down as she nodded. The expression on her face told her it was good news.
Great news.
“Oh my God, congratulations!” Mae grinned and jumped up to hug her. “That’s so awesome. I didn’t even know you guys were trying.”
“We weren’t specifically. The week before the wedding, we decided to stop using anything and let it happen when it happened—and it happened fast.”
“I’ll say. When did you find out?”