The Billionaire's Secret Love Child(6)

Giggling, Cambry rolled and laid her head on his chest. "Yeah, it was."

"This probably isn't the most romantic thing to say afterward, but are you okay with it?" he asked.

She tilted her head so that she could look into his eyes and nodded. "Yeah," she replied with a smile. "I am. Are you?"

He nodded as well. "Yes. I was just worried about you. Especially with this being our first date and all."

Cambry shrugged. "I don't normally invite the guy in on our first date, but there was something about you that I just couldn't resist."

Brooks smiled and kissed her nose. "Well, for that I am glad."

They laid in silence for a while and eventually Cambry could hear Brooks' even breaths, signaling that he had fallen asleep. She closed her eyes and soon enough she was also asleep.



In the morning, Cambry's eyes popped open in surprise. She had realized the night before she hadn't even thought about the fact that she was no longer on birth control. She had just stopped taking it about a month before because she decided she didn't like the way it made her feel. Because she was still so used to being on it, she didn't even think about the fact that they would need some alternate form.

Trying not to wake Brooks, who still slept peacefully next to her, she crawled out of the bed and pulled on her robe so that she could go into the bathroom across the hall. Once she was finished, she quietly opened the door to Jenae's room and saw that she was sleeping peacefully in her bed.

Cambry quietly went back to her own room and got dressed. She wanted to hurry to a pharmacy she knew of that was a few blocks away so that she could get a day-after pill. As she dressed, she heard Brooks stirring in her bed and turned to see if she had woke him up. His eyes were open and he watched her with curiosity. "Is everything okay?" he asked.

She nodded, pulling on her pants. "Yes. Sort of. I need to get to a pharmacy."

Brooks sat up quickly, allowing the blanket to fall so that his bare chest showed. "A pharmacy?"

"Yes," Cambry said. "I have a small problem."

Realization dawned in Brooks' eyes. "Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't even think about that last night. I assumed if it was a problem, you'd tell me."

Cambry nodded. "Normally it wouldn't be, but I just stopped taking my birth control about a month ago and I've been so used to not having to worry about it."

Brooks climbed out of the bed and began to pull his clothes on. "I'll drive you over."

She looked at him, grateful that he immediately stepped up to help her. "You don't have to do that," she said. "I can just walk."

He shook his head. "Nonsense. I have a car and it's here. There's no point in you walking."

"Thank you," she replied.

Once they were dressed, they left the apartment and Brooks drove her to a nearby pharmacy. After she got the pill, he asked, "Since we're out, would you like to grab some breakfast?"

"Sure, that would be great," she replied.

They went to a local breakfast diner that was known for its pancakes. Cambry expected there to be tension in between them, or at the very least awkwardness, but Brooks didn't seem to be bothered at all by the situation. Instead, he had stepped up to help her take care of everything and she was incredibly impressed. "Thank you for your help this morning," she said after they had told the waitress their order.

Brooks took a sip of coffee before replying. "It's not a problem. We did this together, I figured we should help solve it together."

"Well I certainly appreciate it," Cambry told him. "Not every man would have been willing to help."

"Then that's not a man," Brooks said, flashing her a smile. "It is my belief that you see everything through, whether you want to or not. I'm not saying I didn't want to help with this, but there are times when I don't want to have to deal with something, but I still do. That's just how I was raised."

"Your father must be proud of you, if that's how you see life," Cambry told him. The waitress returned and placed their food before them.

Brooks shrugged. "I don't know about that. My parents and I have an odd relationship."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Cambry said after swallowing the bite of food she'd had in her mouth.

"Thanks," Brooks replied. "So, do you know how effective that pill is?"

Cambry pursed her lips, thinking about the numbers she had floating around in her head. "I've heard it's something like eighty-five percent effective, or somewhere around there, but I'm not one-hundred percent sure."

He nodded. "Well, I guess we can only wait and see where you fit in."

After they'd eaten, Brooks dropped her back off at her apartment. "Can I call you tomorrow?" he asked as they stood at her door.

"Yes," Cambry nodded. "I'd love that."

Smiling, Brooks pressed his lips against hers before we walked away. As Cambry's stomach fluttered with nerves, she prepared herself to go inside her apartment and tell Jenae about everything that had happened.





Chapter 4

Six weeks later, Cambry sat at the table at Brooks' parent’s house. He sat next to her and his mother sat across from him. On Brooks left side, his father sat at the head of the table. Dinner had just been set on the table and they were preparing to eat. Brooks plan was to tell his parents that evening that Cambry was pregnant with his child and that they had decided to get married.