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Chapter Two
Maggie
“I’m going to have ababy.”
He spits his entire drink all over me.
“What?” He’s coughing and sputtering. I pick up his napkin and hand it to him and then I pick up my napkin and start wiping up the bourbon all over my arms and chest.
“Are you pregnant?” He asks once he stops coughing. His eyes dart over to my nearly empty wine glass.
“No...no. I should have made that clear. I want to have a baby. I’m going to try to have a baby.”
His eyes narrow on me. “And you haven’t met someone?”
“No. I’m doing this alone. Completely alone.”
He clears his throat. “So will you be doing the whole sperm donor thing?”
I hesitate.
“Oh.” He loosens his tie nervously. “That’s why we’re here?”
I nod.
He points to himself. “You want...my sperm?”
I smile. “Yes, Dex. I want to have your baby.”
There’s a flash of emotion across his face that I would have sworn almost looks like pain. He swallows slowly, and I watch his Adam’s apple bob up and down.
“This isn’t a rash decision. I’ve put a lot of thought into this.”
“Jesus Christ,” he mutters and rubs the back of his neck. I frown at him. Honestly, his reaction is completely flummoxing me. I thought I’d bring it up, and he’d say yes without taking a beat. Declan is the most laid back person I know. I didn’t think this would be a big deal to him. He’s outright panicking in front of me.
“So you’re doing IVF or whatever?” he says.
“Well...”
Both his eyebrows shoot up and his face flushes. He leans forward and whispers, “You’re not asking for my sperm. You’re asking me to get you pregnant.”
I lick my lips and rub them together before I answer. “Yes.”
