“It’s nothing.”

Sky snorted. “It’s not nothing. Out with it.”

Candy leaned back against the counter and folded her arms. “I just feel like this is moving so quickly.”

“You are with a shifter. Quick is normal. In fact, for Torrent, this is moving really slowly. Try and see it from both sides. It is important that you try and trust your gut. Not just your gut but your heart too. Forget about what your head is telling you.” Sky paused. “Sometimes overthinking things can make them more difficult.”

She sighed. “Yeah, you’re right.” Worry churned in her gut anyway despite Sky’s wise words of wisdom.

“There’s more.” Sky scrutinized her, raising her brows. “What’s eating at you?”

Candy nodded her head. “There are some things about my past that Torrent needs to know.” She knew this day would come. The day she met someone that she could see herself with. The day she would have to come clean. She may have been a high priced call girl, she may have only had a handful of clients over the years, but the fact of the matter was that she had sold her body for money. It didn’t matter that she had strict criteria. That she didn’t always sleep with the highest bidder. That it wasn’t always just about the money. She was probably worrying for nothing. Torrent might be totally fine with it.

“Hey.” Sky touched the side of her arm. “I can see that this is really worrying you. I’m sure that your past will be of no concern to Torrent. You are who you are. Your future together is what counts.”

“Maybe you are right.” Some of the weight lifted. Please let that be true.

“I know I’m right. I wouldn’t worry so much about it.” Her eyes widened. “Unless you are mated to another male.”

Candy laughed. “No, nothing like that.”

Sky huffed out a breath and put a hand to her chest. “Thank claw! Okay then. If you need to speak about your past in order to move forward with Torrent, then do it. You will see that it will be fine.”

Candy smiled. She took Sky’s hand and squeezed it. “Thank you for the advice. I’m going to take it. I’m feeling a lot better.”

“I’m glad I could help out.” Sky put a teabag into each of their cups.

Candy gave a shake of the head. She removed one of the bags and replaced it with a herbal teabag. “Just in case.”

Sky gave a nervous giggle. “I hope you’re right.” Her hand moved back to rub her belly. “You will be next.” Her smile widened.

Candy felt both excited and apprehensive at the idea of being a mom. She sucked in a deep breath. “Hold up, one thing at a time. It’s far too early to even think about kids.”