Seeing Cece five months pregnant was odd for Romeo, he knew he’d love his nephew or niece. But he hated how unexcited he felt for her situation. Wanting to be happy, celebrating her becoming a mother, the somber note of both knowing the father and his lack of knowledge about it was a problem.
“I didn’t tell him.” Seeing his sister relax as Romeo answered her unasked question, the relaxation almost made Romeo pick up something and smash it. But he didn’t want to startle or upset her.
But as she whispered, “I’m going to tell him, just...maybe next month.” Knowing she’d probably said it the past six months, Romeo promised, “I’ll never make you feel like you have to tell him. I know why you haven’t.” Cece’s eyes distant, the bright blue was almost startling, in the early December air of Ic
