Only With Me (With Me #2)(52)

"I love you too, Antonio and I can't wait to see you."

My chest tightened. Maybe he was an old family friend.

The door to her condo opened and closed. She must have been done with the call and headed back to the bakery. Forcing myself to get up, I headed to her bathroom and showered.



       
         
       
        

Wrapping a towel around my waist, I stared at myself in the mirror. The cold shower woke me up enough to do what I knew I shouldn't be doing.

I spun on my heels and headed out to the kitchen. Glancing down at Gabi's itinerary, I took a picture of it with my phone and sent it to Scarlett. Her best friend owned a travel agency.

Me: Can your friend get me on these flights and find me a hotel?

Scarlett replied back within a few minutes.

Scarlett: She said if the flights are full, do you want the closest times to it?

I dragged in a deep breath then whispered to myself, "Why don't you just ask her, you idiot?"

From the moment I'd met Gabi, I knew she was hiding something. If I asked her, she might make up a story.

No. I needed to see for myself what she was going to be doing and who she was going to be seeing in Italy.

Me: Yes. I need to be there either when this plane lands or before.

Scarlett: Gottcha. On it.

Me: Thanks. I owe you one.

Scarlett: Well, I know how you can repay me back. It's been a while, Nic.

I didn't respond. Scarlett knew I was seeing someone, couldn't believe it, but she knew.

Heading back to Gabi's room, I fell onto the bed and was surrounded by her smell. My dick instantly got hard thinking about her.

Fuck, I didn't want to believe she was lying to me or cheating on me, but something in my gut told me both might be true.



The front door opened and Charity came to a halt as she covered her chest.

"Fucking A, Nic. You scared the shit out of me."

I lifted my brow. Cole had told me a few weeks back about his and Charity's hook up. He'd been kicking himself in the ass about forgetting a condom and at the same time wondering why Charity hadn't returned any of his calls the last few days.

"Sorry. I was waiting on Gabi."

She flashed me a smile. "I forgot she gave you a key."

When she walked in, I couldn't help but notice how tired she looked.

"Long day downstairs?"

Charity stopped walking and turned to me. "No. I wasn't there today."

I nodded. "Why haven't you called Cole back?"

Her eyes filled with tears and I was honestly taken aback. Charity didn't seem like the type of girl who let her emotions show. When she instantly started crying, I jumped up and went over to her.

"Charity," I softly said as I pulled her into my arms.

"I'm not a whore, Nic. As much as I act like I have no problem sleeping around, I rarely do. What happened with Cole has never happened to me before and I have been beside myself ever since."

I lifted her chin up so she would look me in the eyes. "Because of the condom thing?" 

Her eyes widened in shock. "He told you?" she barely said.

With a nod, I replied, "He's just as scared, but Charity, he really likes you and wants you to call."

Her eyes closed and a tear slipped out and slowly made a path down her cheek. It killed me. I hated seeing women cry.

Hated. It.

"Don't cry, Charity. I know you think he's a player, but honest to God he hasn't stopped talking about you."

Her eyes opened and with a trembling chin, she said, "Today I found out I'm pregnant, Nic."

I dropped my hold on her and took a few steps back. "What?"

She nodded.

Shit. Shit. Shit. Cole really liked Charity, but I wasn't sure how he would react to this.

"That's where I was today. I went this morning for the sonogram, I just walked around. I didn't know what else to do. I sent Cole a text and asked if we could meet for dinner. I . . . I don't . . . I don't know what to do."

Her face buried in her hands and I went to her again, pulling her into a hug and whispering that everything would be okay. I had wanted to drill her about Gabi, but now was not the time. I was going to have to figure that shit out on my own.

"I've known Cole a long time. He'll stand by you, Charity."

She stepped back and wiped her tear-soaked face with her fingers. "I know he will. The last few weeks we've spent together have been great. It's just . . . I feel something with him, Nic. Something that has never happened before." She covered her mouth to hold back her sob. "I knew there was something between us, but I got scared. That overwhelming feeling I had when he made love to me was almost too much. Then when we realized what he had done, I really freaked."