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I looked down at my feet as I felt my face heat up. “No. I’m pregnant.”
Jake made a quiet noise of contemplation. “Okay.”
My gaze flew up to meet his and I found him smiling. Shaking my head, I stammered through my words. “But… Don’t you… After what happened…”
He inched closer to me, closing the gap between us. “What is it, angel?”
I blushed even harder. “After what you went through, why aren’t you upset? Why aren’t you being more careful?”
His eyes softened as he gripped my hips. “You’re trying to protect me? From you?”
“No. I…” I licked my lips and gripped the front of the t-shirt he’d pulled on between the stage and the hallway. “I think I was worried you wouldn’t take it well and having you be so calm about it… I just… Shouldn’t you question me? Demand a paternity test? Shouldn’t you be wary after everything your ex did to you?”
“Goddammit, you’re sweet.” Bending so he could whisper against my ear, he continued. “You’re not my ex. You’re nothing like my ex. You’re a fucking angel and I’m glad that you showed up here. I’ve been thinking about you.”
Mallory’s slurred words suddenly filled the space next to my ear. “Hey, you. That’s my baby sister you’re getting grabby with. If you’re not going to take responsibility and take care of this baby, I’ll kick your ass.”
I groaned. “Mal! Relax.”
Jake stepped back a foot and held out his hand to her. “I’m Jake. Your baby sister is pretty grabby herself, for the record.”
Mallory laughed and I could tell she instantly liked him. “You should’ve seen her when she went through her awkward phase. She was a horny little thing with the biggest lisp you’ve ever heard. Speech therapy fixed the lisp but there was nothing they could do about the horniness. It’s chronic. As you know.”
Jake laughed out loud and for a moment, I felt the sting of jealousy. Mal was beautiful, fun, and adventurous. Most guys would’ve been lucky to have someone like her in their lives. I found myself studying Jake, wondering if he’d like someone like Mallory better. Most of the guys I’d had crushes on growing up had liked her better.
“God works in mysterious ways.” Jake smirked down at me and hooked his finger through my belt loop and pulled me closer. “I like that the horniness is chronic.”
13
***Fiona***
Not wanting to discuss my horniness with my sister, I waved the topic away. “I don’t know whose baby it is, Jake. I guess that’s the thing about doing what I did…”
He grunted. “You make it sound like you did it alone. I was there, angel. I know how it works.”
“Is that why you’re so okay with hearing that I’m pregnant? Because you know it might not be yours?” I realized half a second late that I sounded a little pathetic and tried to take it all back. “I mean… No matter how you feel, it’s okay. I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t want me to be pregnant with your kid.”
He eased his finger over my lips to quiet me. “This is a lot all at once so you’ll have to forgive me if I sound like a caveman when I say this next part. The way I came inside you, angel? That’s my kid you’re carrying. And I’m okay with hearing this because of my caveman brain. I like that you’re carrying my kid. Caveman see, caveman like, caveman trap.”
Mallory snorted out a laugh and slapped my shoulder. “I like him. He’s great.”
I ignored her. “I still have to tell Ryder and Sebastian. I don’t want to do this the wrong way.”
“Okay. I’ll go with you. They should hear it from me that their sperm probably isn’t as strong as mine.” Jake grinned at the shocked expression on my face. “Did you drive tonight?”
I frowned, truly shocked at his reaction, and shook my head. “We took the bus. Not the one with Ryder’s face on the side of it, though.”
“I’ll drive you both home. The bus is no place for a pregnant woman and her drunk sister.” Jake cupped my face and pressed a kiss to my forehead that gave me butterflies. “If I see that bus, I’m going to tell it that my sperm is better.”
“Yes, drive us home, caveman. Drop me off first and then sex my chronically horny sister up. She needs it. I could feel her trying to hump the air while we watched you play.”
I slapped Mallory’s arm. “You’re a dick. I wasn’t humping anything.”
“Yes, you were.”
“No, I wasn’t!”
“You better watch out, Jake, or she’ll hump your leg.” Mallory stuck her tongue out at me and then refocused her attention on the bodyguard again. “You. How much can you lift? Do you think you could toss me around?”
