Page 63 of Take Me (Dark Odyssey 5)

“Evie’s pregnant,” he answers with a bright smile and the news instantly makes me happy for him.

“My God, that’s great news. Congratulations,” I tell getting up to shake his hand.

I’m about to ask more questions but I stop myself when I remember that Georgiou isn’t exactly in a conventional relationship. It’s him, Evie, and Henry. I suppose it doesn’t really matter and they’ll love that baby each the same. I’m simply curious about whose baby it is.

Most of us have shared women several times, and in different scenarios. It’s just him though that has a relationship where it’s the three of them. He literally shares Evie with Henry.

He laughs probably guessing what’s on my mind.

“Prick, I can practically read your thoughts.” Georgiou smirks.

“Can you?” I quirk a brow.

“Yes, it’s very obvious what you’re thinkingChristian,” he says and rolls his eyes at me. “I’m the father. We thought it was right that I should be, and the next one can be Henry’s.”

I look at him and I nod my head. That is all I do because I don’t like to judge what I don’t understand, and I would never judge their relationship. To me if they’re happy, they’re happy and no one has a right to try to destroy it. They’ve been together for close to fourteen years and there’s never been a time when I haven’t seen them happy.

“I’m happy for you. I mean that, and that sounds fair, I guess,” I answer.

He nods. “We thought so. We’ve been trying for kids for a while so this is perfect news, even if we just have the one.”

“how do you do it? I mean you just seem so okay with sharing her. “

“I don’t know how to explain it other than it feels right. You know what me and Henry are like. We’ve always shared everything. When we met her it felt like the same thing. We each had individual relationships before, but when she came into our lives, she became ours, even though she’s my wife on paper.”

“I get it.”

Another knock sounds on the door and I wonder who it could be. It’s not common for people to need me.

“Come in,” I say.

Louise comes in and she looks a little off. Instantly I think of Lilly. Louise doesn’t usually need to speak to me at this hour unless if it’s some emergency and that hasn’t in a very long time.

“Hi guys,” she says.

“What’s up?”

“Lilly called in sick she says she has a bad cold. She sounded awful so I told her to rest. I hope that’s okay,” she answers.

“Of course. That’s fine,” I answer and it’s then that I realize while I have Lilly’s number, she doesn’t have mine.

“I’ll call in her understudy to fill in.”

“Cool thanks Louise.”

Louise nods her head and leaves us.

I think for moment as the door closes. Lilly seemed fine earlier.

She didn’t look sick, but she’s the kind of person to put on a brave face.

“Something wrong brother?” Georgiou asks.

I shake my head. “Nah, it’s just me. I guess there’ll be no angel tonight.”

He looks me over and nods. “She’s really good. People love her. You really hit the jackpot with this girl, Christian. She’s a hit.”

“Yeah,” I agree but I’m agreeing for more than one reason. She’s a hit with me too.