Chapter 169: Tongue lashing

NOAH

For the better part of an hour, I sat in my living room as the sun set and darkness stole quietly over me. My phone was in my lap; I wanted to call Alison, but I also wasn't certain what to say to her. Where did we go from here? Should I offer to marry her? To give her money? Both of those options felt wrong to me, and even though I'd proved time and again that I was clueless when it came to women, I had a hunch that neither offer would be well-received.

When my phone finally rang, my heart leaped, and I snatched it up, staring at the screen, willing it to show Alison's name. But I was destined for disappointment because it was Emma calling instead.

"Hey." My voice cracked a little. "What's up?"

"What's up?' She sounded incredulous. "For the love of God, Noah. What the actual fuck? I just talked to Alison. She shows up at your house to tell you that she's pregnant-finally-and you have Juliet there? What was she doing with you? I thought she was out of the picture after she d