She had thought about confiding in Avery, her best friend as well as half sister, but that would put Avery in a rough spot because in no way could Sienna let Ian find out. Not yet. Nobody could know until the Knight Time Technology part of the new stadium was complete and Ian couldn’t throw Ethan off the project for knocking up his baby sister.

“So … anything more you want to tell me?” her mother asked, her tone wise.

Sienna grinned. “Well, there’s a man–”

“I would assume so.” Her mom treated her to a warm smile. “Is this man going to step up and do the right thing?”

Sienna shrugged, pure terror racing through her veins at the thought of telling Ethan she was having his baby. She didn’t think the man who wanted a secret affair would be thrilled to discover he was going to be a father. But her heart told her he was also a decent guy who she didn’t think would abandon his child.

As far as the woman who came along with said baby? Well, that was another story, considering he wasn’t interested in a real relationship with her at all.

“I don’t know enough about him to answer that,” she hedged for now. “But I don’t want to tell him just yet, anyway.”

Her mom opened her mouth to argue, and Sienna said, “I will tell him. I won’t keep it a secret forever. It’s just that he’s a part of Ian’s stadium project and I don’t want to be the cause of yet more Dare drama.” Because if Ian found out she’d slept with Ethan Knight and he’d gotten her pregnant, he would lose his ever-loving mind. He’d blame Ethan and throw him and his company out, and she knew this contract was important to both of them. She just needed to buy some time.

Her mother frowned. “Secrets are bad, honey. We all know this firsthand,” Savannah said.

“And sometimes the truth is worse. Look what finding out about my leukemia did to the whole family. It destroyed Ian’s side.”

Savannah winced. “I know how awful it was. I know I shouldn’t have let things go on with Robert, but I can’t regret my babies. My family.”

“I know, Mom.” Sienna didn’t agree with her mother’s actions. She didn’t condone cheating any more than she’d have approved of breaking up Ian’s side of the family. The situation sucked and her father was as much to blame as anyone. “But the facts are the facts. I know what happened and why. I won’t let Ian’s project be undermined because of me. I’ll tell him when the time is right.”

“Tell who what?” Ian asked, pushing his way into the room, a harried, unhappy nurse at his heels.

“Sir, I told you, one visitor at a time.”

As if Ian Dare ever thought the rules applied to him. “Let him stay, please?”

Savannah rose to her feet. “I should go.” She leaned down and kissed Sienna’s cheek. “I’ll be in touch, and if you need me, you call me.” She glanced at Ian. “Thank you for looking out for my daughter.”