FIX IT

“I take it your conversation didn’t go as hoped,” Lucia says quietly.

I give a harsh laugh. “No. I...No. I apologized but...” I keep my voice dry and unemotional. “She said I wasn’t what she needed at this point in her life. It’s done.”

Bridget frowns. “At this point in her life? What does that mean?”

Lucia coughs quietly. “Nathan, if I could talk to you privately in your office?”

“Oh, just say it.” I flop down onto the couch across from Lucia’s desk. “Bridget and Kiera already know Nicole and I weren’t...real.”

I think of Nicole’s face, right before she closed the door on me.I need something real now.

God, I’m an idiot. I had a woman like Nicole, and I fucked it all up because I was so focused on beating my dad.

Lucia raises her eyebrows. “Are you sure?”

I wave for her to go ahead.

“Nicole’s pregnant. She found out the morning before the board meeting.”

“WHAT?” I shoot to my feet. “She can’t be. We...I mean she could but...” My heart’s doing funny, painful things.

I’m going to have a