The mafia hunt.

12|How Do I Tell Him I Love Him?

Nova

12|How Do I Tell Him I Love Him?

I begin to laugh loudly, rolling my eyes at Jake. "I was just joking!" I laugh and watch him crack a smile.

"God, you really had me there." I let out a shaky laugh. "I mean you pregnant! That's funny." He laughs and my laughter dies in my throat.

"What's so unbelievable if I was?" I ask, glaring at him.

He rolls his eyes. "I mean, you hate kids."

"I hate teens." I cut him off.

"Same thing. I just can't see you being a mum, you know?" He turns to me as I stare at him, my face impassive. My heart seems to sink at the thought of my own brother not seeing me as a fit mother. Would i do a terrible job?

"Yeah, I get it." I laugh weakly, hiding my solum expression from him.

"Anyway, I came here to not just check up on you but to see what your up to." He sits up and turns to face me, while my thoughts are still stuck on what he said earlier. "So, what's going on?"

I look up and smooth out my face, sending him a shrug. "Noting, really." I don't tell him about my plans to attack a scorpion member, knowing he would have something to say about it. And most likely he would tell me to not go ahead with it, no matter how much I prove myself and the older I age. He and my father are the exact same, they both see me as that five-year-old girl who was helpless that day.

"Well, why don't we do something. Some sibling bonding?" he smiles with hopeful eyes. I cringe and turn away from him awkwardly.

"Sorry, jake I already have plans today. Kelly asked me to help her with something later on." I send him an apologetic look and he sighs.

"Fine, but we need to get together at some point. Mum is up my ass, always asking about you." He rolls his eyes and I crack a smile. He shuffles off of my bed and I follow his suit.

"Look at you, getting out of bed. Finally." I roll, my eyes and walk him to the door.

"Now I'm kicking you out." I smile and slam the door on his face, shutting off his loud laughs which are now muffled by the door. I shake my head and decide it's time to get ready.

I didn't lie to jake, I just bent the truth a little bit. I'm not meeting kelly, today I'm heading to the doctor's, and then I have that meeting with Grayson's lawyers. Which is something I'm not ready for. Actually, I'm not even ready to go to the doctor. I'm scared of what there going to say and what jake said has only added to my anxiety. I take a much-needed shower and try to relax my nerves. I ponder over what to wear. Should I wear something formal? Should it be black? I let out a frustrated breath and decide on something simple.

I slide my legs through some black trousers and a black long-sleeved top. I wear the same black boots I've been wearing since I spent way too much money on them. I couldn't just wear them without feeling like I'd wasted my money on them. At the same time, I felt bad because I was wearing them so often and my other shoes were getting neglected.

Don't ask.

I place on my coat and head out, making sure I locked my door behind me. Once I get in my car, I search up the surgery into my GPS. I take a moment to collect myself, I mean what is some-things wrong? What if I'm not even pregnant and it was just a false positive...on all fifteen tests. I look down at my phone, seeing my lock screen. I smile softly at the picture of Grayson sleeping peacefully completely unaware of me taking the picture. if he found out I did this, I think he would demand that I delete it immediately.