“I love you too, De Luca.”
42
HANNAH
“Breathe,” I reminded Theo as he swayed slightly beside me.
“I’m breathing. Just not sure for how much longer,” Theo mumbled, his delicious eyes suddenly hidden by his eyelids.
I tried not to smirk because it was childish of me.
Telling your family you are pregnant is daunting enough. Still, when your family comprises Zane Phillips, Ryan Phillips, and Nikolas Phillips, it all turns a bit dark, especially when you are pregnant by the town player, your best friend. The one who swore to your brothers he had zero intention of ever seeing you in that way.
Liar.
So, there we were, standing on my older brother’s doorstep waiting to break the news to two out of the three.
The worst one and the easiest one.
Pray for us.
The door swung open, and Zane greeted me with a frown, leaning against the door lazily. He nodded at Theo before moving his gaze back to me.
“Everything alright?” he barked, making my stomach flip over repeatedly.
I already felt guilty, and I’d done nothing wrong. This was Zane all over, though––he held the unrivaled ability to make me feel like his daughter, not his sister.
“Everything is fine. Can we come in?”
He moved begrudgingly to the side so we could walk in, and I swear his eyes narrowed at Theo, who simply gave him a winning smile.
“Is Nik in?” I asked anxiously, my eyes sweeping over the empty apartment.
“I thought I heard your voice. Hey, sis.”
I almost toppled over with relief when Nikolas popped his head out from his bedroom door, his tired eyes alerting me to the fact he had just woken up. I heard a scuffle, then another head popped out beside him, one that I recognized as Amy, Nick’s girlfriend.
Thank God.
Theo sat down, his hand tugging on mine to follow suit. I did, all the while I knew that Zane hadn’t taken his eyes away from me.
“Hannah has something to tell us,” drawled Zane, folding his arms across his broad chest, still standing by the doorway as he gazed at us icily. “Don’t you?”
“Well actually,wehave something to tell you,” I said faintly, my stomach churning as Zane’s eyes narrowed.
Nikolas resurfaced from his room, still tugging a t-shirt over his head before grinning at us widely.
“Oh? Not ran off and got married, have you?”
Nikolas made an elaborate show of checking my hand, and I laughed hollowly. His eyes met mine then, the banter fading on his lips when he saw that I was serious.
“Shit, have you?” Nikolas whispered.
“You better not have,” Zane said darkly, as Amy shot me a sympathetic look.
I almost lost my courage, but I remembered who I had beside me. I turned to Theo, our eyes meeting briefly as he nodded.
We’ve got this.
