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He caught me around the waist and pulled me to him.
“Lies,” he whispered into my temple. “You love me, and you can’t wait to have my cock buried eight deep in you again soon.”
I wiggled to escape. “Eight? Is that all?”
“You obviously need more spankings.”
“Duh,” I whispered as I headed toward the kitchen. When I heard the single clap of his hand, my grin widened. He’d heard me. Good.
I’d just pulled out a mug and shoved it under the Keurig, when someone knocked at the door. Since Felix was still in the bathroom, I headed over to answer. I didn’t really worry about who it was. Apparently, everyone knew we were together again, and crime in Sizzle Beach was pretty much negligible.
“Felix, look!” a voice squealed as I cracked it open. “I had the test last night and I wanted to show you right…away…”
AnnMarie’s voice trailed off as I opened the door. She stared at me in shock while I stared at the unmistakable black and white photos in her hand. A panel of three sonograms. Pictures of her unborn baby that she wanted to show Felix immediately. Pictures of her baby…and…? Felix’s baby?
Bile rolled up my throat, and I backed away. I didn’t let the door slam in her face which was pretty respectable of me, considering.
“Come in,” I said flatly. “I’m sure he’ll be right out. I…um…I have to go…um…do something.”
Like forget Felix ever existed. Like leave Sizzle Beach today. Like…pray he hadn’t gotten me pregnant last night, since I’d let my shot lapse and hadn’t really thought of it until this very moment.
Fuck! I was so stupid. Hadn’t I begged myself not to bethat girl?And what did I do? What the fuck did I do? I believed him.
Tears burned in my eyes as I stomped to the bedroom and my bag that I’d left in there. Ripping off his shirt, and wishing I could rip his scent off me, too, I tossed it as hard as I could across the room. Grabbing my jeans off the floor, I yanked them on and slipped my feet into my sandals. I didn’t bother with underwear or a bra. Instead, I found a baggy T-shirt and yanked it on.
“Hey,” Felix said coming out of the bathroom as I stormed out of the bedroom. “You’re dressed. I didn’t think you needed to…” He trailed off, a reaction I seemed to be inspiring this morning. “What’s going on?”
“Why don’t you askAnnMarie?” I snarled. My voice broke, and it killed me that I was crying.
“Whoa!” he breathed. “Stop.”
“You lied to me.”
“I did not.” He caught me around the waist and pulled my back to his front, trapping me with both arms banded around my middle.
“You’re having a baby with her,” I sobbed, hating that the woman in question was seeing my humiliation, too.
Felix laughed. The fucker laughed. “I’m not. Starfish, the only woman I’m ever having a baby with is you. Even if you are a little batshit crazy sometimes. Why can’t you trust me?”
“Because you don’t tell me anything!”
“I tell you everything! Just…not thatonething.”
“I’m…I’m really sorry,” AnnMarie whispered from the living room entry. “I asked him not to tell. My ex… He was abusive, and I left him, but I needed someone to help me while I was getting back on my feet. Felix has been helping me. Look…I’ve been able to hide it because I’m carrying small, and I work from home, but yeah, I’m pregnant. But Felix isn’t the dad. I couldn’t be so lucky. My baby’s sperm donor is an ass who likes to hit women—and probably kids. Felix is just a friend who helped me out by giving me rides into Savannah and keeping my secret. Pretty much my only friend through this.”
Oh…God… Please let the ground open and swallow me.“I’m sorry,” I whispered to her. Then I turned my face up to Felix, who had to hate me. How did he not hate me? “I’m sorry. I’ll, um…go.”
“Go? No, you’re staying right here.” His arms tightened, and his dick poked into my back. He was turned on? What the heck? “AnnMarie? Do you mind coming back later…in a couple hours. Breezy and I need to discuss things then we’d both love to see the pics.”
I nodded, feeling as if I had a lot to make up to this woman, even though I’d never been mean to her—unless you counted my freakout of the past few minutes. “I would. I really would,” I assured her, realizing I’d been horrible without even meaning it. “If you’ll let me…you won’t have just Felix anymore. I’ll be there for you, too.”
She smiled and gave a slight nod. “Okay. I’ll come back later.” Her teeth sank into the corner of her lip. “Um, good luck.”
Yeah, I’d need it. But I’d meant what I said. Even if I wasn’t with him, she’d still have my help, too.
“I’m so sorry,” I whispered, hanging my head when she left. “All this time—”
“I should have just told you. I didn’t know that was the problem, though.”
