I let out a bitter laugh and stopped looking.
Took pictures of everything on my own phone.
Booked a flight to leave the states in three days.
Filed to cancel all my personal documents.
Didn’t sleep a wink all night.
At dawn, when I went out to wash up, my phone rang.
Monty’s confused voice followed right after.
“Verity? Why are you canceling your documents?”
I quickly took my phone from him and kept my tone calm.
“Oh, nothing. They’re expired, I just booked an appointment to renew them.
“Hey, aren’t you supposed to have training today? Go do your thing.”
He didn’t think much of it—just pulled me into his arms, brushing his cheek against mine.
“Babe, are you trying to surprise me or something?”
I froze for a second.
He playfully tapped the tip of my nose.
“I saw your pregnancy report!
“My parents have been asking for a grandkid for five years. They’ll be over the moon when they find out!
“It’s almost your parents’ memorial day. Let’s visit them together and tell them the news, yeah? Maybe throw a family dinner too—Wiley hasn’t been back in ages.”
I smiled but didn’t say anything while he spun me around in excitement.
Over the past five years, he’d worked hard to bring the family together.