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I give a shaky laugh, hoping that I don’t give away how nervous I am that he’s here. He moves to open the door of the Audi parked on the same side I have Violet’s car seat.
It’s just a coincidence that he was also parked beside us, right?
“Oh, uhm, thank you,” I stammer. “She’s actually my boyfriend’s daughter, but I’ve been helping him look after her practically since she was born.”
The man tilts his head to the side. He smirks, like there’s something amusing. “What’s her mother think about that, I wonder?”
My eyes narrow. “Her mother isn’t in the picture,” I answer, voice curt.
“Mm.” The man nods grimly. “Well, it was nice talking to you.” He looks over my shoulder, waving with a kissy-faced coo. “Bye, little Violet.”
The man is in his car too soon for me to register what he just said until he’s already pulling out of the parking lot. I stand there, dumbfounded.
How did he know her name?
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I groan. “It’d be really fucking cool if people didn’t assume the worst every time they saw me.”
He stands still, looking in the direction Holly just left. “Then can you explain all that?”
“Lock the door.”
“What?”
“Lock the damn door, dude. I’m not trying to have someone else bust in. Or have Bastian’s snake ass overhear.”
Marcus looks at me skeptically, but does it anyway. The lock clicks and he leans back against the door frame. Folding his arms, he looks me right in the eyes. He doesn’t have to say anything for me to know what he means.
Explain yourself.
“That was Violet’s mother,” I begin.
“Oh, shit. DNA came back?”
I shake my head. “Lost the first result. She went back and got it done. Apparently, she’s already forwarded the results to Elliot.” I drag my hands down my face. “But she’s not my wife. We never got married. Elliot has this crafty P.I. that figured out those were fakes.”
Marcus blinks. “What the fuck…? Wait, wait—if all this is fake and stuff, why was she here? She was all over you, dude.”
“Yeah, well, I can’t help the fact that she’s a crazy bitch, now, can I?” I snap. “She’s after my money. The marriage thing fell through so now, she’s threatening custody and child support.”
“But she dumped Violet on you.”
“She claims that it doesn’t matter what she does, she’ll be able to get Violet because she’s Violet’s mother.”
“You gonna have Elliot confirm the validity of that maternity test?”
I look at him like he’s crazy. “Of course I am. I’m not gonna let her lie once and then get away with lying again. It’d just be stupid of her…”
“You believe that she’s Violet’s mother?”
“I don’t know what I believe anymore. Because there’s also…”
“Oh, shit.” His eyes go round. “What more is there?”
I sigh and crack my knuckles. “Olivia might be pregnant.”
