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see you before supper tonight. How about a movie and popcorn?”
The girls yelled their consent, arguing about
which movie to watch.
“We’ll decide later. Now go on.”
They followed behind Cherri like ducklings to
the pond. Michaela gave him the hairy eyeball. Mia’s 54
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gaze scooted away, and Macy… He could swear
Macy curled her lip.
After the door closed, he jumped to his feet.
“When were going to tell me? Why didn’t you tell me?” A deep stab of anger pierced his heart. “My God, those are my children, aren’t they?”
Zoe’s face paled. “They are my children. You gave up every right to them when you had our
marriage annulled.” She got to her feet, came toe-to-toe with him, her finger punctuating each word with a poke to his chest. “I didn’t even think about the possibility of a pregnancy until three months after that night in Vegas. That’s when I found out.”
“How do you not know you’re pregnant?”
“I didn’t have any of the usual symptoms. No
morning sickness, nothing out of the ordinary. I even had a couple of periods, or that’s what I thought until I felt woozy and keeled over at the office.
James went with me to the ER.”
She moved away, crossing her arms over her
chest again. A typical Zoe defensive move. He’d seen a hundred times before.
“Besides, my weight issues, I had high blood
pressure, and to top it off, the doctors diagnosed me with gestational diabetes.”
“And you never called me?”
“Why would I?”
She had a good point. How would he have
reacted five year ago? To be honest, the idea of having a baby would’ve scared the crap out of him then. Three would’ve made him run headlong into traffic.
His reaction to this morning’s revelation hadn’t been a good start to fatherhood. He’d envisioned a day in the future when he would have children, but to have three all at once made his stomach turn into a greasy mass of nausea. What kind of father would he be, could he be?
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The knowledge she had no desire for him to be
in their lives scalded his ego and hurt like hell. She would turn to someone else rather than him?
“James Bennett married you because you were
pregnant with another man’s child—children? How did you manage that? How did you get him into your bed? Or did he have a thing for fat chicks?”
He wanted to throw up the instant the words
left his mouth.
Zoe paled, her eyes burned with anger while her fingers closed over the ornate top of the chair. “You are reviling a sweet man who was dying from heart disease. He wanted a wife and children, but he
thought it impossible until I came along. James had a kind and generous nature, and dear God, he loved those babies.” Tears welled up in her eyes. “As far as they are concerned, he was their daddy.”
“ I’m their father.” Alex wanted to stake his claim.
“No, you’re a sperm donor.”
“So you’re admitting they are my children.”
“No, I’m saying James Bennett is their father.
It’s on the birth certificate if you want to look it up.
I’m sure you will.”
“Count on it.”
Two flags of red scorched Zoe’s cheeks. That
much hadn’t changed. Her temper flared, hot and furious, until it burned as hot as that day in Las Vegas. He rubbed the bump on his nose.
“I’m asking you to leave. Any changes to the
menu for the reception should be made through your mother. Good-bye Alex.”
She dismissed him like an unwanted door-to-
door salesman. Sorry, not interested. There was nothing he had that she wanted. Not even his name for her children.
“Okay, I’ll go.” Alex reached into the inside
pocket of his designer coat and pulled out a small, 56
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leather, business card case. He walked over to the shop’s counter where she had several pens in a
cheery gingerbread man holder. He pulled out a card and scribbled something on the back before handing it to
The girls yelled their consent, arguing about
which movie to watch.
“We’ll decide later. Now go on.”
They followed behind Cherri like ducklings to
the pond. Michaela gave him the hairy eyeball. Mia’s 54
A Perfect Bride for Christmas
gaze scooted away, and Macy… He could swear
Macy curled her lip.
After the door closed, he jumped to his feet.
“When were going to tell me? Why didn’t you tell me?” A deep stab of anger pierced his heart. “My God, those are my children, aren’t they?”
Zoe’s face paled. “They are my children. You gave up every right to them when you had our
marriage annulled.” She got to her feet, came toe-to-toe with him, her finger punctuating each word with a poke to his chest. “I didn’t even think about the possibility of a pregnancy until three months after that night in Vegas. That’s when I found out.”
“How do you not know you’re pregnant?”
“I didn’t have any of the usual symptoms. No
morning sickness, nothing out of the ordinary. I even had a couple of periods, or that’s what I thought until I felt woozy and keeled over at the office.
James went with me to the ER.”
She moved away, crossing her arms over her
chest again. A typical Zoe defensive move. He’d seen a hundred times before.
“Besides, my weight issues, I had high blood
pressure, and to top it off, the doctors diagnosed me with gestational diabetes.”
“And you never called me?”
“Why would I?”
She had a good point. How would he have
reacted five year ago? To be honest, the idea of having a baby would’ve scared the crap out of him then. Three would’ve made him run headlong into traffic.
His reaction to this morning’s revelation hadn’t been a good start to fatherhood. He’d envisioned a day in the future when he would have children, but to have three all at once made his stomach turn into a greasy mass of nausea. What kind of father would he be, could he be?
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The knowledge she had no desire for him to be
in their lives scalded his ego and hurt like hell. She would turn to someone else rather than him?
“James Bennett married you because you were
pregnant with another man’s child—children? How did you manage that? How did you get him into your bed? Or did he have a thing for fat chicks?”
He wanted to throw up the instant the words
left his mouth.
Zoe paled, her eyes burned with anger while her fingers closed over the ornate top of the chair. “You are reviling a sweet man who was dying from heart disease. He wanted a wife and children, but he
thought it impossible until I came along. James had a kind and generous nature, and dear God, he loved those babies.” Tears welled up in her eyes. “As far as they are concerned, he was their daddy.”
“ I’m their father.” Alex wanted to stake his claim.
“No, you’re a sperm donor.”
“So you’re admitting they are my children.”
“No, I’m saying James Bennett is their father.
It’s on the birth certificate if you want to look it up.
I’m sure you will.”
“Count on it.”
Two flags of red scorched Zoe’s cheeks. That
much hadn’t changed. Her temper flared, hot and furious, until it burned as hot as that day in Las Vegas. He rubbed the bump on his nose.
“I’m asking you to leave. Any changes to the
menu for the reception should be made through your mother. Good-bye Alex.”
She dismissed him like an unwanted door-to-
door salesman. Sorry, not interested. There was nothing he had that she wanted. Not even his name for her children.
“Okay, I’ll go.” Alex reached into the inside
pocket of his designer coat and pulled out a small, 56
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leather, business card case. He walked over to the shop’s counter where she had several pens in a
cheery gingerbread man holder. He pulled out a card and scribbled something on the back before handing it to
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