My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 1111

After watching Amanda finally drift off to sleep, Lucius quietly got out of bed and headed to his study. The day had started off like any other—an early class and then a few hours free—but in the end, they hadn't gone back to campus.

He had a lot on his mind. It was obvious that neither of them had planned for a baby, but now it was happening, and they couldn't just ignore it.

After several minutes of reflecting on what steps to take, he gathered his courage and decided to call the one man who could very well shape his future.

If he called now, he was sure to catch him—there was a ten-hour time difference.

He grabbed his phone and scrolled through his contacts until he found Anthony Moriarty. Lucius stared at the name for several long moments, then finally hit "Call." As the line started ringing, a cold sweat ran down his back.

He figured he knew Moriarty well enough to imagine the worst-case scenario. Still, he was sure of what he needed to do, with or without the man's approval.

"Moriarty…"

"Anthony?" Lucius said, his nervousness obvious.

"Yes. What do you need? Don't you sleep? Don't you have homework or something?" the man immediately bombarded him with questions.

"Well… yeah, but I figured if I called at this time, I might catch you free."

"Alright, then. What is it?" Moriarty asked, reviewing some documents as he ate breakfast.

"I think I'd like to speak to you in person…" Lucius said, second-guessing himself.

"You do realize I'd have to bring you back here to do that, right?"

"I know! But it's urgent and really important…" Lucius replied, getting more nervous by the second.

"What do you want, Lucius? Just say it already—stop beating around the bush."

"Moriarty… it's kind of a personal matter…"

"Your personal matters are my concern too, but I'm not about to send a private jet so you can come cry on my shoulder. Speak up!" the man snapped, clearly losing patience.

"Alright, I didn't want to do this over the phone, but I get it—you're not sending a jet, so I'll just say it," Lucius said, bracing himself.

"What is it? Spit it out, I'm losing my patience," Moriarty growled, just as his wife and daughter walked out to the garden table.

"Well… It's about Amanda and me…"

"What do you need? What's going on with you two?"

"It's more of a… news update. We haven't confirmed it 100%, but there's a 99% chance it's true."

"Lucius, enough already! Just tell me what the hell's going on!"

"Amanda's pregnant!" Lucius finally blurted out, bracing for an epic scolding.

A heavy silence settled between them. Moriarty leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temple.

"What are you planning to do?" he asked calmly.

Lucius blinked in surprise. That… was not the reaction he expected.