“No.”
“Did you realize after the event?” James asked, suddenly looking serious.
“I realized during, but I suddenly realized that if I finished inside, I might find another way to keep her.”
“Why don’t you tell Suzy the mistake you made?”
Pixie’s nerves were completely shattered. “To make sure I got her pregnant I then proceeded to take a needle, and pierce every single condom I owned within its packet.”
Cora gasped, and his shame continued.
“Without her knowing. I’ve been making love to Suzy, and the condoms have all been compromised.”
James didn’t say anything. “Go on. I know you, Pixie, you’re not finished.”
“Um, when I truly saw what the fuck I was doing, and how much of a stupid idiot I was being, I replaced them all. Just tossed them out, and got new.”
“Okay…”
“Three days in a row, Suzy has been vomiting, her tits are tender, and her stomach revolts against certain food. Before you ask, I’ve already done an internet search, and yeah, all other signs point to the fact she’s pregnant. I’ve got a test at the club, which I bought at the same time.” He finished. “What do I do?”
Silence fell around the kitchen. He stared at his brother, and then at Cora. They both simply looked at him.
“You’re my big brother. You’re supposed to help me out here. Tell me what to do, how to make it better?”
James didn’t say a word for several moments, simply staring at him. “I warned you that your actions would soon have consequences, Pixie. I can’t help you with this one. This is all on you.”
Pixie’s stomach clenched. “I’ve got to tell her the truth.”
“Yes. You have.”
He dropped his head. Tears were so close to the surface, but he didn’t let them come out.
“I’m sorry,” he said.
“What for?”
“For letting you down. I didn’t think of anything other than finally having a reason to keep Suzy to myself.”
“She may not be angry,” James said.
“She will be. I only hope I have what it takes to win her back.” Pixie stood up, and let out a breath. “I finally see what you and Drake do. When you find that woman, you really will do stupid shit to keep them.”
****
Suzy couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She didn’t want to believe it, but Pixie was telling the truth. He held a pregnancy test, and told her the truth of how he intended to manipulate her into keeping her.
Pregnant.
The sickness.
The soreness.
The lack of appetite. She didn’t want to believe it, yet she knew it was true.
Storming toward him, she took the test out of his hands, and went to the bathroom. She wanted to know the answer before she kicked him out. He’d purposefully set about making her pregnant, and now she was going to have deal with it.
Reading through the instructions, she followed them exactly.