All Chapters of Ten Nights With The Call Boy : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Author POV FIVE DAYS LATER Ryder didn’t knock. Saturday morning, 9:14AM, he used the spare key Kayla swore she never gave him and let himself into her studio apartment like he paid rent there.Kayla was on the couch, hoodie swallowed over her frame, pack of noodles steaming on the coffee table. Her hair was a mess. Her face was bare. She had no strength to talk about office so she asked Riley to take care of it .She looked six months pregnant already, but the test said one month. Pregnancy was rude like that.“Get up,” Ryder said, holding two coffees. One black, one with three sugars. He knew which was hers. Kayla didn’t look up. “I’m not moving for you, Ryder.” “Yeah, you are.” He set the coffee down and tossed her jacket at her head. “Weekend date. You, me, the baby. Beach.” “I’m not helpless,” she muttered, but she sat up and took the coffee anyway. Three sugars.“Never said you were. I said we’re going. Big difference.” He grinned. That stupid, crooked grin that made girl

Author POV Monday came fast like the flash of a lightening. Ryder texted Kayla at 6AM: I’m outside. You ready?... Kayla stared at her phone from her bed. She wasn’t ready. Not for this. Not for hospitals and cold gel and seeing the baby on a screen. But either way she typed: Give me 10 minutes and dropped the phone. Put on the hoodie Ryder left at her place Saturday. It still smelled like him. Salt and sunscreen and something warm. He was leaning on his car when she came out. No coffee today. Just him. Jeans, plain tee, worried eyes. “You look tired,” he said. “I am tired,” she said lazily and got into the car. “Let’s go before I change my mind.” The hospital they went to was small. Private. Not a crowded one. Ryder booked i

Kayla I told myself it was just a kiss,it doesn't mean anything, after all we've had nights with ecstasies that drove one to cloud nine. Lies. All night I kept replaying it. I couldn't take my mind off the picture. Ryder’s hand on my jaw. His thumb on my cheek. The way he said “best kind of stupid” like he’d been waiting months. Then the fight that was both stupid and dumb of me. “Just a kiss” vs “You owe me something.” I didn't know what to say. For some crazy reasons I waited on my sofa for his knock but it didn't come. I slept off holding my stomach warmly ______________ Tuesday. 8:03AM. I push through the glass doors of the 22nd floor and my mask snaps on. Chin up. Shoulders back. Zero emotion. “Morning, Ms Kayla,” the receptionist chirps. “Morning.” My voice is steady. No tremor. Even though my abdomen ached badly. Riley’s already at my office door, tablet in hand, glasses pushed up. One look at Riley who'd normally ask for a gist or find so

KaylaRyder shut the door behind him, his face glowing like a fifteen years old who just got noticed by his longtime crush. He still held the lily in his hands, standing and gazing at me. That grin turned into something softer. Something I didn't want to accept. I stood up behind my desk, my arms folded to my chest. Riley glanced at me. It was obvious she'd need a gist after he was gone. "You can't be here, Ryder. I have work. You have work. You have things to do aside from bringing flowers and acting sheepishly." He sh.. Did he just shrug? "Liam has everything sorted out. I came to see you. You've got work right?. Then work, I'll wait." He moved to the leather chair just by my window and sat down. He kept the lilly on his lap, like he's got all day to stay here. Riley cocked her brow at me, confused and surprised. 

Author POV Ryder's face turned cold In two seconds, Kayla cocked her brow at him worriedly. He put the call on the speaker without thinking. A man's voice echoed, distorted from the speaker of the phone. "Ryder Brooks. Stop seeing Kayla Moreno. You both have an affair going on and you think it wouldn't take a minute before the whole country knows?. Least I forget to tell you... She's not yours to protect. That child you think you could hide away from the earth, masking it with your presence.. only click and the bump will be gone. Last warning." Both of their blood ran cold immediately. Kayla stared at the phone for more than fifteen seconds. Ryder's hand tightened on the desk until his knuckles went white again. "Who was that?" Kayla asked him as she stood up fast, her chest heaving fast too. Ryder shook his head. "No idea. Wrong number, maybe. " Kayla looked at him. It felt as if his whole body was lying to her. She crossed her arms. " Don't lie to me, Ryder. Don't