Yours Book 2: Gaining Experience (Yours Series) by Blue Saffire

I will bet my life he is standing sentinel outside of the bathroom Kimmie is in, emptying the contents in her stomach. Boy is he in for a surprise.
    “Maybe we can all have a seat now,” Andrew suggests. Ever the diplomat.
    Nick pulls me over to the accent chair he had been sitting in earlier and pulls me into his lap. Mother makes her way over to a chair and sits dramatically. Ettie shakes her head as she and Andrew take a seat together on the couch.
    Just then Kimmie and Luke return to the room. Kimmie is fidgeting with the hem of her shirt as she walks a few steps ahead of Luke. Luke looks like he is in physical pain as he watches her every move.
    I sigh. She has to tell him the truth and soon. I promised her I would be there for her when she does. I just don’t think this is the ideal time to let that cat out of the bag. My mother can make a stressful situation worse with just her presence so I roll my lips in, to hold in the words that want to fly out of my mouth.
    As if reading my mind, Nick leans into my ear to whisper. “If he doesn’t figure it out on his own, we’ll wait for your mother to leave and then she can tell him. We’ll be there for both of them.”
    I turn to look Nick in the eyes. He winks at me. I guess it wouldn’t be too hard to figure it out after spending the day with Kimmie. She has spent most of it running to the bathroom.
    I snuggle into his warmth. I don’t think I could ask for a better man. I find myself smiling as my mother and Ettie launch into talk of the wedding. God will I be happy when my sister is finally married.

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    N ick
    There was no way I was going to sit back and let Faraz gun for Sephora right here in my own home. I have no problems putting her in her place. Although I was so proud of Sephora for sticking up for herself.
    My mind has been on the problem that is brewing. I hadn’t been expecting the entire Emilsson family. Luke had said he was coming to see Sephora, but I’m no fool. Once I told him Kimmie was staying here, there was no way he wasn’t coming to my home.
    I have the one thing that Luke can’t live without, sleeping under my roof. He has been miserable without Kimmie. For months he has been stewing in his mistake. You can see the regret swimming in his eyes.
    I know once he realizes that he is about to be a father, he is going to be a wreck. I am here for him. Lucian and I may luck horns, but we are always there for each other. It has always been that way between us. He was there for me with Ivana. I will be there for him now.
    It didn’t take me long to figure out what was going on with Kimmie. Even with everything going on in my mind, I noticed something was up. I was sure of it by mid-morning. I figure out exactly what it was by this afternoon.
    Maybe this is what Luke needs. He is so sure he can never come back from the damage of the past, but I think he just need to have something that will call him from the darkness the way Sephora has called me back.
    Everyone is more relaxed now that Andrew and Ettie have taken Faraz home. The woman could drive anyone bat shit crazy. I couldn’t wait for dinner to end. She wouldn’t throw jabs directly at Sephora, but her eyes spoke volumes. My little soldier held her own though. Sephora sat through dinner with her head held high in her lounge wear and all.
    “Why are you going to the bathroom so much,” Luke asks as Kimmie reenters the room.
    It is the first time he has spoken a word directly to Kimmie all night. His face is pale as he asks the question. I think he has already figured the answer out. The blood drains from Kimmie’s face as well. She shoots Sephora a pleading look.
    I squeeze Sephora’s thigh to keep her in place at my side. Luke stands and moves to stand in front of Kimmie. Kimmie is still twisting the fabric of her tee shirt in her fingers. Her head is down as she looks to her feet.
    Luke places his finger underneath Kimmie’s chin and lifts her face to his. He leans down until they