ANOTHER CHANCE
Chapter Twelve

Cal returned to the table. She had to tell him. If she didn't, she wouldn't know if he had changed, or if it was all an act.

"Cal, I'm pregnant." She held her breath, waiting.

"But that's impossible! We never...Dawson! He's the father?"

She nodded.

He was silent for a long moment. "This changes everything. You'll need work more than ever now. Rose, my secretary just quit. Would you be interested? Pay's twenty dollars a week."

"It's real this time?"

"As real as Le Coeur de la Mer."

She groaned. "What am I going to do with that diamond?"

"Put it in my safety deposit box. It will be safe there."

"Even from you?"

"I may be many things, but I am not a thief."

"All right."

"Will you take the job?

"Yes, I will."

"Good."

Chapter Thirteen
Stories