Kat stood up from the toilet and stumbled toward the kitchen. Maybe some antacids or ginger ale would help settle her stomach. If nothing else, it might distract her from thinking. Thinking about AJ leaving them and just sending money was not helping her current mood in the slightest.
She didn’t think he would do that, but... she barely knew him. She was definitely falling for him. She loved the way he smiled and she wanted to be with him all the time, but that didn’t mean that he wanted the same. It didn’t mean that he wanted kids or that he would react positively to the news he was now a dad.
The last Gatorade AJ had bought her was sitting on the kitchen counter. Kat reached for it, her hand pausing slightly before grasping it as she remembered how he had taken care of her.
He brought her soup and Gatorade when she was sick. He made sure to always walk on the street side of the sidewalk. He opened doors and was kind to his employees. He was respectful to everyone, even those who most would consider beneath him.
Kat sipped on the Gatorade. He was a good man.
He deserved to know.
And she was going to tell him the next chance she got.
25
Kat
Monday morning rolled around again, and just like last week, Kat wanted to punch it in the face. Mondays were pure evil.
She sat at her desk, nauseous as hell and wishing she could just go home. Ginger ale was sort of helping, so she was basically main-lining the golden liquid. She needed to tell her stockbroker to buy stock in the ginger ale company, because if she kept drinking it at this rate, the company was set to make a lot of money off her.
She set her cup down and tried to quiet her mind and her stomach. She was hoping to see AJ sometime today. Her mind was made up to tell him about the pregnancy. She was so nervous about it that she wasn’t sure it was just morning sickness that was making her stomach queasy.
Just a few hours and she’d know how AJ felt about her. About their baby.
“I have great news!” Renee announced, hopping up on Kat’s desk with a grin. Kat nearly jumped from her chair with surprise. She had been lost in her own world and hadn’t seen her come up.
“You mean, I have great news,” Cass interjected, coming up behind Renee. “It’s my news since I’m the boss.”
“Sure.” Renee rolled her eyes. “Anyway, the project…”
“The project is a go,” Cass finished, talking over Renee and giving her an evil glare. “The project has a green light and full funding.”
“What?” Kat stared at the two of them. She was so tired she felt like she had cement running through her veins. “Seriously?”
“Seriously,” Cass assured her, grinning widely. “The project has been approved for full funding. I know you’ve been spending time working with the big bosses, and it has totally paid off.”
Kat’s mouth opened and then closed as she couldn’t find any words. She had to wonder if AJ had anything to do with this good news.
“It’s pretty awesome. We’re basically going to save the company,” Renee informed her, crossing her legs and looking smugly pleased with herself.
“What do you mean?” Kat asked. She knew this project would be successful, but she wasn’t sure how it was supposed to save the company. AJ was already doing that.
“You haven’t heard?” Renee looked like a cat in the cream. She loved being the one in the know. “There’s new evidence in the sex scandal around our boss. Apparently, another girl has come forward.”
“Oh, shit.” The words left Kat’s mouth before she even finished processing all the implications.
“No kidding,” Cass agreed. “It’s all over the news. Just when it looked like things were going to settle down and the first one was getting paid, this puts it all back up. Who knows how many other girls are going to come forward now? Especially since it looks like an easy payday.”
Kat’s thoughts went immediately to AJ. She could only imagine the stress that was now on him. Suddenly, telling him about the pregnancy today seemed like a bad idea. He was probably dealing with this latest development.
She didn’t want to cop out of telling him, but at the same time she wanted the news to be a happy thing. Today, with the blow to his business, would not be an appropriate time.
“But, if we get this project going then we can hopefully bring focus back to the business and not the scandal.” Renee had been talking but Kat hadn’t been listening.
“I’ve already contacted a social media guru to help us,” Cass replied. “I think the campaign will be a huge success.”
“That will be so great,” Renee agreed. “Honestly, I’m getting tired of telling people where I work and having them ask if my boss was sexually inappropriate.”