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“Significant other? Like one person is better than the other?”
“Want to start a debate?”
“Not really. Just wondering out loud. Anyway, the guy’s married. That’s another thing too. Why do women go for the unattainable? What the hell did she think was going to happen? He was going to leave his wife and marry her?”
Shaking her head, she put the glass down. “Anyway, that’s none of my business. It’s just she’s going through this difficult pregnancy and the bastard blew her off. He told her she was on her own and he wanted nothing to do with her or the kid.”
“He might change his mind.” Brady pointed out. “She still has several months to go. It might be he doesn’t want to blow up his marriage.”
“He should have thought about that before sticking his dick inside her.” Her eyes glowed with anger.
“Macayla.”
“What?”
“You’re not going to interfere.” He warned.
“Who said I was going to?”
“I know you and know that look.” He pointed to her. “You have that self-righteous anger that makes you do crazy things. Tiffany is an adult and should have thought about the consequences- “
“You’re being judgmental.”
“I’m stating facts. Leave her to sort things out.”
“She invited me over to have lunch and I accepted.” She shrugged at the look on his face. “What? It’s just lunch and she was crying.”
“You’re a stranger and she just unloaded all her problems? In the chilly rain?”
“We were sheltering under that shed with the comfortable chairs and we started talking. I don’t know. Something just clicked. She looks lost and forlorn and it touched something inside.” She started picking at her chicken. “When have you ever known me to attach myself to a perfect stranger?”
“Never, that’s why I’m worried. What do you know about this woman?”
“Only she’s knocked up and lives in the apartment a few feet away. Or is it a mile?”
She shrugged. “So, I agreed to lunch.”
“I thought you had a deadline. I don’t know if I want you going into that woman’s place. Does she know who you are?”
“Well yes, mother.” She smiled at him sweetly. “Do you want to run a background check on her?”
“One was already done. An extensive one. We don’t take chances with the people who apply and there’s a long waiting list because their records have to be as clean as a whistle.”
“So, only crime-free people with lots of money are allowed?”
“You could say that.”
“In that case, you have nothing to worry about and I have to remind you I can take care of myself. I’ve been in some really sketchy situations during my research and I’ve handled myself.”
“You’re pregnant.”
“Really? Thanks for telling me.” Sitting back, she rubbed her stomach.
“What is it?” He leaned forward with a frown.
“Just- “She took a breath, trying to dispel the nausea.
“Oh, crap!” Shoving back the chair, she bolted for the bathroom with him right behind her.
