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“Elijah,” I tell him in a low voice. “Elijah Edwards.”
“I want to see him.”
My body turns swiftly. “You want to see him? Why?”
He drops his grip on my arm. “Because you come into my office and tell me I have a son named Elijah. I want to meet him.”
“Fine,” I mutter. “I have to go.”
“I have a flight in three hours but will be back on Friday. I’m assuming you’re staying with your parents?”
“Well, when you’re forced to drop out of college because you’re a single mom raising a baby, you kinda have no choice.”
Hunter purses his lips. “Friday, at my penthouse.”
“Fine, see you then.”
I refuse to carry on this conversation, desperate to get out of there. With my feet moving as fast as they can, I don’t even stop to say goodbye to Meredith. So many thoughts are running through my mind, and it's only when I exit the elevator and building, do I think how terrible of an idea to meet him at his penthouse.
Okay, so I couldn’t exactly ask him to come to my parents’ house. The same goes for meeting Elijah at his office. There are public places like restaurants or parks, but if Elijah is unsettled, it may be hard for me to settle him if there's a lot of noise around.
My hand reaches into my purse to dial Ava’s number.
“Oh my god, tell me everything,” she answers without even a hello.
“Let me get in the car. Hold on.” I quickly walk across the road to where my car is parked. Once I’m in, the phone connects, and I start my drive back home. “He was in shock. He questioned whether it was his, then I yelled at him. Now he wants to meet him.”
“This is a lot to process.” She whistles over the speaker. “Where does he want to meet him? Please don’t say Mom and Dad’s. Dad will kill him, and you know it.”
“No, of course not. I’m not that stupid,” I chide. “At his place.”
“As in his and Kathy’s place?”
“His penthouse.”
“Oh, Alexa. That’s dangerous.”
“Why? It’s probably the best place. Imagine meeting your baby for the first time in a public space. Some things are best done in private.”
“If you say so. But I’m warning you. Hunter Cash may have ulterior motives.”
“Like what, Ava?”
“To win you back.”
“Trust me. He doesn’t want me back, and vice versa. The focus here is on Elijah.”
“If you say so.”
River lets out a startling scream in the background, which causes Ava to rush her goodbye and end the call.
When I get back home, I’m utterly exhausted. The emotional stress of it all makes me want to nap, which I plan to do when Elijah has his.
Mom has taken good care of him, but as for me, I really wish someone would just hold me tight and tell me it's going to be okay.
“So, he wants to meet his son?” Mom asks cautiously.
I nod, lifting Elijah from Mom’s arms. “Yes, and I think he should. Whatever happens from there, I have no clue. I’m just trying to get through the now.”
