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He ended the call and raced for his car. He needed to see Baylee and needed to see her now.
*
Baylee wished fortime to stand still, but it simply refused to cooperate. With only two weeks left until Drew had to leave for spring training, it was as if every moment had to count. And it did. She was busy with the bakery, of course, but any spare minute she had, Drew was in it.
She couldn’t remember a time she was happier.
Keith Urban crooned from her iPod docked in the corner about making a habit of the one you love. She swayed to the music as she mixed ingredients for her lemon cakes, agreeing that making a habit of Drew was a great idea.
“Hey, boss.” Eva came into the kitchen and turned the music down. She moved next to Baylee, a look on her face that said something was wrong.
“What? What is it?”
Eva held up her phone. Baylee wiped her hands on her apron and look at the phone. A picture of Baylee in the bakery stared back at her. A comment beside it said, “MacIntire’s baking bombshell has a kid.”
She searched Eva’s eyes for an answer. “What is this?”
“I’m sorry, Baylee.”
Drew stood in the kitchen doorway. Eva turned and left, patting his arm as she passed through to go back out front.
“Drew. How…”
He moved into the kitchen but stayed a few steps away. “I honestly don’t know. I told you, Bay, with smartphones and cameras and information so easy to find…”
“I know. You did. And, honestly, I don’t give two bits what anyone says or does when it comes to me, but what about Casey?”
Drew hung his head. “I called my assistant. She’s gonna play defense for us, but we can only do that for so long.”
Baylee ran her hands through her hair then crossed her arms in front of her chest. It was odd to have her picture out there in the world and a bit creepy that it was taken without her knowledge, but she was an adult. She could handle it. And she’d thought about the fact that they couldn’t keep a secret forever about her being a single mom, but now? Now that it was in black and white for the world to see, a sense of panic flurried through her.
“I understand.” She took a deep breath and moved into Drew’s arms. His presence calmed her and she’d think better there. He relaxed some too as he wrapped her up in his arms.
“We can handle this, Bay. We can.”
She nodded, her cheek rubbing against his t-shirt. Her heart wanted to believe it, but her head wasn’t so sure.
