Chapter 97

Perrin

“You’re sure you’re ok with it?” I asked for probably the tenth time.

Lo squeezed my hand as we ascended the elevator. “Of course I am. We knew there was a fifty percent chance that’s what she would decide.”

“I know.”

“You say you know, but it seems like you’re still unsettled.”

I ran a hand through my hair. “I mean, I’m glad she decided, I just…”

“Had hopes for the opposite?” She prompted, eyeing me carefully.

“No, I guess… it’s just more real now, you know?”

“I get where she’s coming from, though. Not wanting to tell people. I think it’s smart.”

“That was her term, not mine,” I muttered.

Lo smiled. “Maybe we’re more like sisters than she wants to believe. I would have asked for the same thing.”

“You would?” I asked, slightly startled.”

“Of course,” she said. “And it was right of you to accept her term of privacy as she finished out the pregnancy. It’s so much pressure, so much change–and while I was expecting our little blessing, it was never unwelcome. For her? Sh