Chapter 84

Caleb

When getting Stellina’s text in regards to meeting up within her room do I try not to panic. My fingers quick to pause my game, as I was currently playing a racing game upon my PS5. A habit of mine when something involving Ella rose. Each of us taking it seriously when it came down to her.

My hand quick to open my door only to spot Dylan and Reece. Each of us now standing just outside her bedroom door.

“She text you too?” I ask.

“Yeah. I mean, she did send it to each of us in a group chat” explains Dylan. His eyes on mine.

“Oh, right” I say. A small chuckle rising as I move to ignore my question.

“So what do you think it could be?”

“Who knows. It could be just about anything” admits Dylan with a shrug.

“You mean like a secret? A secret she’s been hiding all day and now it must be eating her alive at not telling us when she had the chance to do so earlier?” admits Reece. My mind now quick to remember earlier when Reece tried to get her to talk to us and she refused. Not wanting to say what was bothering her.

Now, here we were, the three of us now standing just outside her bedroom door. Each of us curious as to what she could possibly need to tell us that she couldn’t tell us earlier. Our eyes still on the other before finally knocking upon the door. A frown rising along my face when we don’t receive an answer from her.

“Stellina?” I call, now trying once again. My hand quick to knock harder.

Again, with no reply or answer do we each move to enter the room. Stellina currently at her desk. Her back towards the door and us. Her focus upon something else entirely. My eye quick to arch slowly as we carefully watch her every move.

“Stellina?”

Startled by our presence does Ella move to spin around. Her eyes on each of us as she moves to hide something behind her back. Almost as if she was trying to hide something from us. My mind now curious as to what it could be.

Ella eventually coming clean after a little bit of probing from each of us. Reece the last of us to finally speak after Ella dropped a major bomb on us. A secret. Her secret. A secret that neither of us had expected to hear.

“Wait, what did you just say?” questions Reece, his voice clearly shocked by the news.

“I said… I’m pregnant. Or at least I think I am based off this thing” muttered Ella. Her hand now moving to show us her home pregnancy test.

Of course, that’s why she’d been crying that night within the kitchen. She must have done it that night when we came home from dinner only to find the test positive, I muse. Silence soon filling the air. Tears slowly making there way to Ella’s eyes. Neither of us speaking. Each of us clearly stunned. Yet, the silence gives Ella the wrong impression and she takes it as rejection as she now tries to flee.

Reece quick to grab her. A yelp rising as he moves to spin her around within the room. Ella soon giggling as he does. “REECE…. Stop. Your making me dizzy.”

“Sorry baby. It’s just… I’m so happy” replies Reece. His voice now full of emotions as he finally moves to set her down upon the ground. Dylan next to properly congratulate her by claiming her lips with his.

“How far along are you?” asks Dylan once breaking the kiss. Her cheeks flushed as she moves to look at him within the eyes.

“I don’t know. All I did was pee on the stick. I need to see my primary doctor first.”

Nodding our heads to show we understand do I finally move to approach Ella next. My legs quick to approach as I move to pick her up. Ella quick to wrap her legs around my waist as I move to kiss her deeply.

Pregnant, our baby was pregnant. And to think one if not all three of us was the father. Excitement now rising within me. Excitement at knowing that she might actually be carrying our child or maybe even twins or triplets. The thought enough to bring us joy.

My mind now switching over to Nicholas. To Hannah. To even James, Nicholas’s cousin. Dread rising within me as we now needed round the clock protection on Ella and our child. Because no one and I meant no one would be allowed to hurt her without our consent.

Breaking the kiss, I move to set her down once again. A knock now upon her bedroom door as it alerts us of someone’s presence.

“Who is it?” calls Ella. Ella still wrapped within my arms.

“It’s Kris. I came to help you get ready for the ball. It’s almost 6.”

Glancing towards the clock within Ella’s room do I finally notice the clock. The clock indeed reading 5:55pm, which meant we spent nearly an hour with her as Ella tried to tell us what her big, huge secret was.

Reece groaning at having forgotten.

“Shit… the ball. We really need to go to this. Ella I’ll be sure to see you soon, okay”

“Okay”

With quick kisses from each of us do we eventually move to leave the room. Kris slowly entering the room as we move to leave it. Kris curious about our presence but refrains from asking. Dylan soon closing the door just as Kris moves to squeal. Ella having told her the big secret.

My focus now back upon my brothers as we each move to stand within the hallway. Each of us now aware of what needed to be done to ensure Ella’s safety. “We need to stop Nicholas before he ends up hurting Ella or worse the baby that’s growing within her” replies Reece.

“Agreed. Ella’s safety is now top priority. She’s carrying our child, our future heir. So with that said, we need to make sure nobody harms her in anyway possible” I say. My brothers both nodding in agreement.

Reece soon excusing himself in favor of returning to his room. The need to get himself ready before the big masquerade ball came a must. Dylan and I the last two people within the hall. Our eyes still locked upon the other as we both move to nod our heads. A silent agreement now rising, each of us willing to do anything to protect Ella. Even if it meant dealing with the Irish Mob to do it. Dylan and I soon moving to head back to our rooms until it was time to see Ella and Reece off.