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Clara giggled.
“It sucks that you feel like you have to keep it a secret,” Lucy said. “A baby should be celebrated.”
“I know, but that’s the way it is here.”
“I can’t imagine living in such a toxic environment where you are constantly looking over your shoulder.”
“This is home,” Clara said, shrugging her shoulders. “I love the people here. Plus, Dillon works with others to help keep the shifters in the area safe.”
“You’re a stronger and better person than I am.”
A few hours later, the door to the café opened and a beautiful blond woman with an adorable little girl came in.
“Charlie,” Clara exclaimed. “I wasn’t expecting you until tomorrow.”
“Luna and I missed you and Zeke, and I guess Dillon, too,” Charlie said, smiling. “Since Ethan left town this morning, I decided to come early.”
Clara shook her head at the last statement, and Lucy wondered what she was missing.
“Charlie, this is Lucy, my new friend and helper. Lucy, this is Charlie, my best friend. This little princess is Luna.”
Lucy shook Charlie’s hand and then held out her hand to Luna. Luna opened up both arms and leaned over toward Lucy for Lucy to hold her.
“Welcome to the family.” Charlie laughed.
Luna gave Lucy a kiss on the cheek.
“She is adorable,” Lucy said. “She looks just like you.”
Clara and Charlie exchanged glances.
“Actually, she looks a lot like her father,” Clara said, looking at Charlie.
Charlie heaved a heavy sigh and said, “You can tell her.”
“You’ve met Ethan, Dillon’s friend?” Clara asked.
“Yeeeessss,” Lucy said.
“Ethan is Luna’s father. Ethan and Charlie hooked up. Ethan made it clear while the two of them were seeing each other that he wasn’t interested in anything long term. He wasn’t ready to settle down and all that jazz,” Clara said. “So, when Charlie got pregnant, she decided not to tell Ethan.”
“Which is why you only visit when he’s out of town,” Lucy said.
“Exactly,” Charlie replied.
“Don’t you think he might change his mind once he finds out about this adorable baby girl?” Lucy asked.
“I don’t want to trap him into a relationship that he doesn’t want,” Charlie said. “I’ll admit that I have feelings for him, but I don’t want him to think that I’m trapping him.”
“Maybe he could have a relationship with Luna without you guys being together, if he doesn’t want to be,” Lucy said.
She immediately bit her tongue after she said it, because this was none of her business.
“Exactly,” Clara said.
“Maybe someday,” Charlie said.
Just then, Zeke and Reno burst through the café doors.
