The Endgame Is You (Rixon Raiders 4)

“Thank you.” Emotion clogged my throat.

“I’ll call you soon to check in.”

“Okay, bye, Jas—” My stomach churned violently. “I need to go.” I dropped the phone and raced through the apartment, crashing through the bathroom door just in time for my lunch to make a reappearance.

So much for a twenty-four-hour stomach flu.

Hailee

Cameron didn’t return to school. He quit the team and deferred his classes. Jason had driven up last weekend to collect some of his things and take them back to Rixon.

That had been hard.

But it was for the best.

Doctors couldn’t give the Chase family a clear prognosis. But they had told them to treasure every moment which didn’t sound good.

We’d talked a couple of times, but we didn’t talk about us. Instead, I told Cameron all about my latest art project and he told me about his quest to make sure Xander knew how loved he was.

It was hard to stay mad at a guy who cared so much.

Devyn checked on me a lot, as did some of the other football girlfriends. But mostly, I preferred my own company. Besides, I’d been unable to shake whatever virus I’d picked up. I wasn’t ill all the time, but I still didn’t feel right. So much so, Mom had begged me to get some blood work done.

I was heading to get my results from the doctor’s office before flying to Philadelphia to meet Felicity and Mya for some girls’ time. The guys were in Rixon with Cam and Xander for the weekend, so Mya had invited us to hang out.

“Miss Raine?” The secretary said, and I nodded. “You can go straight in.” She smiled.

“Thank you.”

I made my way down the hall and knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

“Hello.”

“Hailee, take a seat.” Dr. Jennifer said. “How are you feeling today?”

“Okay. I’m still a little lethargic though. And I had another bout of nausea the other day.”

“I’m not surprised.”

“Excuse me?”

“We ran a full blood work up. Everything came back fine.”

My brows furrowed. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand. I thought you just said—”

“You’re pregnant, Hailee.”

“P- pregnant?” It whooshed from my lips. “But I can’t be.”

“I have the results right here. Your levels put you at around nine weeks.”

“But I didn’t miss my period.”

“It’s rare but it happens. Do you experience light periods?”

“Usually, yes.”