“Okay, okay, but please stop bouncing. You’re giving me vertigo.”
I walk into the kitchen and spot Masters leaning against the far counter. He nods in greeting.
“Miss Firestone.”
“Seriously, Masters?” I snort. “Call meMiss Firestoneone more time and you’re fired.”
His lips twitch. “I’ll take my chances.”
“Don’t bother with him,” Harper says, hopping up on a barstool. “He’s utterly impossible.”
“True,” Masters agrees, stony-faced.
Harper pins him with a look. “That’s not agoodthing, you idiot.”
He shrugs, unconcerned.
I laugh.
“Impossible man,” Harper growls. “Anyway. Back to Wyatt. I want to hear everything.”
“It’s already nine — I should go shower, start getting ready for the day…”
“Katharine Firestone, sit your ass down on that stool and spill.”
Glowering, I do as I’m told. Before she can scold me again, I tell her about the past two days — the PG:13 version, because Masters is listening. When I finish, Harper’s eyes are glossy with happy tears.
“I’m proud of you, honey. And happy that you guys finally worked it out.”
“Thanks.”
“What did he say, though?” Her eyes dart to my midsection. “About… you know. The grape.”
“Thewhat?”
“The grape,” she repeats tiredly, as if I should know exactly what she’s talking about. “You know…” She gestures again at my stomach.
I blink slowly. “Are you referring to the tiny dictator growing inside me as afruit?”
“As if calling it atiny dictatoris somehow better than agrape.” She rolls her eyes. “I Google-searched pregnancies, okay? Apparently, if you’re around ten weeks, your baby is approximately the size of a grape right now.”
“Oh.” My hand touches my stomach absently. “Huh.”
Harper stares at me, a strange look in her eyes.
“What?” I ask, hand dropping away.
“Nothing.” She shrugs and tries very hard to hide a smile. “Nothing at all.”
“Whatever.”
“You didn’t answer my question.”
I stare blankly at her.
“About Wyatt,” she prompts, none too gently. “What did he say about the grape, when you told him? I’m sure he was shocked, but this is Wyatt we’re talking about…”
“What do you mean by that?”