Do You Want A Boy Or A Girl?

‘Oh.’ Kai made a mental note to get her a new phone later. Boss would be picking up the tab, of course. ‘What colour do you like? Black? Grey? Pink?’ he asked. ‘What?’ Kira thought Kai was making small talk, though the choice of topic was an odd one. ‘I don’t really have a preference.’ She wasn’t in the mood for conversation. She was still trying to process Gideon’s words. He said Austyn married her because he wanted something from her. But what could it be? Why did Gideon say that? Was it just an arbitrary excuse he made up on the spot, purely for the sake of driving a wedge between her and Austyn? Or did he have a reason for saying so? Kira cautioned herself not to fall into his trap. Gideon had always been smarter than her, not just academically. Maybe he was just playing on her insecurity. But psychological insecurity wasn’t something she could just reason away. Her mind was telling her to ignore Gideon, but a voice in her heart was saying something else… ‘We are here.’ Kai’s voice