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His Best Man’s Baby
By
Tressie Lockwood
His Best Man’s Baby
Copyright © December 2013, Tressie Lockwood
Cover art designed by Fiona Jayde © December 2013
Formatting by Bob Houston eBook Formatting
ISBN 978-1-627620-37-6
This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this novel are fictitious or used fictitiously. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
Amira Press
Charlotte, NC
www.amirapress.com
Chapter One
Tae tucked her bare feet beneath her on the couch and answered her cell phone on the third ring, more than enough not to sound too eager. “Hello?”
“Hey, beautiful, what’s up?”
She rolled her eyes but couldn’t stop the grin spreading over her face. “Nothing much, stranger. What have you been up to?”
“The usual.”
She laughed and brought one foot out to study the polish on her toes. A pedicure was long overdue, but she tended to put them off in favor of getting more work done. Not like she dated anyone right now to care one way or another. “You mean eating executives for breakfast, right?” she teased her friend, Daniel—ex-boyfriend.
“Who me? Never.” The deep rumble to his voice washed over her like a caress, one she remembered all too well.
“Please, who are you kidding, Daniel? This is me. You forget I know you better than anyone. You didn’t make VP at your company by the time you were thirty playing tiddledywinks.”
“Do you know me so well?”
He paused, and she could have sworn he flirted, hoping she’d fall into his trap and admit she still had feelings for him. Tae licked her lips and pulled in a quiet breath. No matter how tempting, she would not give in. The ship they had been on together had sailed three years ago. They were good friends now and nothing more. Besides, the last she’d heard he dated some slinky blonde with big boobs and a body to kill for. Tae glanced down at her own figure, a healthy size fourteen, and figured the competition was too fierce to even get in the game.
“What if I said you’re no longer the one who knows me best?”
A twinge in her heart made her frown. He couldn’t know the impact of his words. “What do you mean by that?”
“I’m—wow, I never imagined saying it to you of all people would be so rough, and weird.”
Alarm bells went off in her head. “Dude, you’re scaring me. Just blurt it out.”
“Octavia.” He always said her full name when he was being serious. Her throat dried. “I’m getting married.”
“Oh wow! Are you kidding?” She infused her tone with bubbly happiness. “That’s so awesome. I’m glad for you. Is it the same woman you were dating when I ran into you at Cosmos?”
“Thanks.” He chuckled. “No, that was a phase. This is Alise. She’s great, Tae, and I can’t believe she said yes. I want you to meet her and get to know her. You’ll love her. That’s why I’m calling. Say you’ll come to the wedding. I need one of my best friend’s there to celebrate with me.”
He sounded happy, so she put aside her petty issues. Daniel hadn’t broken it off with her. She’d dumped him, and he had remained her friend. He never treated her badly after the breakup. That said a lot about the kind of man he was, and he deserved as many good things in his life as possible. In fact, she was a fool for letting him escape.
