Page 60 of Undeniable Love

“Like I said, we need to sit down and talk about this and just maybe get ahead of it a bit. We both know you don’t want this getting leaked to the media, and neither do I.”

“Oh, shit, did she threaten with that?” he demanded. “Because I’ll get the team lawyers involved and…”

“And that will raise a red flag for you that you don’t want raised,” Simon reminded him. “We’re trying to stay ahead of any scandal and no, she did not threaten or even mention it. It’s just how Juliette’s mind works. We need to be prepared for anything and everything.”

Letting out a long breath, he fell back against the mattress. “Okay, okay. You’re right. I’ll be there tomorrow by ten. Text me the address and I’ll definitely be there.”

“Did Dad call you?”

“Yeah.”

“Are you going to call him back?”

“Not until after the three of us talk tomorrow.”

“Okay. Cool. See you in the morning.”

“Yeah. See you then.” Hanging up, he tossed the phone aside and closed his eyes.

Jax had no idea how long he had been lying there, but when Lucy gently knocked on the door and opened it, he figured it had to have been a long time.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, tiptoeing into the room. “I just wanted my robe. Sorry.”

As she walked past him, he reached out and grasped her wrist. Wide green eyes stared back at him before she must have read on his face what he was feeling. Without a word, she crawled onto the bed and curled up beside him.

“We don’t have to talk about it,” she softly told him. “But if you need to, I’m here.”

The first thought to go through Jax’s mind was what would he be doing right now if he’d gotten this call when he was back at his home in Wichita. Would he be packing a bag and booking a flight? Would he be on the phone with his father balling him out? Would he be punching a wall?

How about all the above?

Yeah, that sounded more like him.

They got a little more comfortable on the bed before he wrapped an arm around her to hold her close. A war was going on in his head if he should talk about this, but…this was Lucy. He could trust her.

“Noah got a call from someone claiming to be our sister,” he said gruffly. “Our father seemed to confirm it.”

To her credit, she didn’t react—no gasping or spouting out anything like “That’s crazy!” or “Are you serious?” And strangely, he almost wished she would.

“Has this ever happened before?” she asked. “Since your family is kind of famous, I would imagine people would come out of the woodwork frequently and pretend to have a connection to you.”

But Jax shook his head. “First time.”

“Has he—you know, your father—known about her all this time? Or is this a surprise to him too?”

“Seems like he just found out about her not that long ago.” Groaning, he raked his free hand through his hair. “What a cluster fuck.”

He felt her nod. “What are you guys going to do?”

“I have to go to Raleigh in the morning and meet up with them.”

“Wait…Juliette told me she and Simon were flying back to L.A. after lunch.”

“That was the plan, but then they decided to go and hang out in Raleigh with Noah and Lily.”

“Oh.”

That…wasn’t quite the response he was expecting, but then it occurred to him…