Not Daddy Material (Billionaire's Contract Duet 2)

Evie waved good-bye to her sister, but I was already pulling her inside, wrapping my hands around her waist.

“You couldn’t get back any sooner?” I crushed my lips against hers. She moaned lightly as I pushed my tongue inside her mouth. I wanted to kiss her breathless.

“No,” she whispered. “Frannie was especially demanding.” Her eyes lifted to mine as I cupped her ass and squeezed.

“I bought what you asked me to pick up for you.” I nodded toward the couch. “Do you

know how hard it has been to wait?”

She looked around my shoulder at the pharmacy bag. “Maybe I shouldn’t take it. Maybe we should wait a little longer.”

“Wait for what?” I asked.

“My period has been late before. It could be a false alarm. I’ll know in another day or two,” she explained.

I dropped my hold on her and picked up the plastic bag. I handed it to her.

“How many did you buy?” She opened the handle.

“Every brand on the shelf,” I reported. “There are two per box.”

“I only need one box, Jer.”

“Ok. Then take one. Let’s do this. Let’s find out you’re having my baby.”

I expected her to run to the bathroom, but she froze in the hallway. She wasn’t bouncing off the walls like I was.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

She shook her head. “I’ve done this before.”

“This is the first time I’ve done this. And it’s your first time with me. Think about it that way.”

“It’s never been positive before.”

I placed my hands on her shoulders. “Remember that night in Bella’s when you told me about how you wanted to have a baby on your own? That you were willing to do whatever it took to be someone’s mother. You said anything.”

She nodded slowly. “Of course I remember that.”

“It’s the same night we decided you were going to have the baby you always wanted. That we were going to make that happen. Only with me there are no more fertility treatments. No more sperm donors. We’ve been doing this the natural way. That’s behind you. You’re not on your own anymore.”

She looked at the bag and selected one of the cardboard boxes. “I’m not alone. You’re right. This time I think I feel even more pressure.”

“Don’t.” I shook my head. “We’re going to have a baby. Let’s find out if it’s in nine months or if we have to wait a little longer.”

“All right. I can do this.” She pulled her shoulders back.

I slapped her on the ass. “Hell yeah, you can.” I wore a grin until the hallway bathroom door closed. Then I felt the full force of panic hit me.

11

Evie

I placed the cap on the end of the test and washed my hands. The last time I did this the test was blank. The ones before it had been blank too. Why did I expect this one to be different?

I dried my hands on the towel and walked into the living room.

“Well?” Jeremy asked.