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his breath as he drove away. I sure was grateful that conversation was over. No way could I tell him the truth, 'cause then he'd tell Anna, and...
“What the devil's wrong with me? Never cared what any woman thought of me before.”
But it was different with her.
I didn't much like it. Caring what some girl thought gave her power over you. No woman on this planet would have that kind of sway over me. They weren't gonna put me on a leash, like what happened to Carter and then Jayce.
I checked the time – just past noon. I was supposed to be helping out at the department, but with what? Nothing ever happened around here. Figured that Trey got my hopes up about that.
Well, at least I got some sort of action out of it. Getting into Anna's pants was well worth it.
Today was Saturday, which meant she was working at the farmer's market and probably about to go on lunch. Now, I never in my life bothered hanging out with a girl after screwing her. This time, however, I drove down to the market to see how she was coming along.
I found her at her stall, a little corner booth in the shade. She was chatting with a customer and when she smiled, it stopped me in my tracks.
Christ almighty, why did she look even more beautiful today than she did before?
I adjusted my growing hard-on and made my way to her. She didn't notice me and kept on talking with her buyer, an elderly Hispanic lady.
“Yes, I be back next week.” She gathered her purse, then pointed at Anna's belly. “So, is it boy or girl?”
Anna blushed like mad. She really didn't want anyone to know about this, did she? I wasn't sure why, but she'd better get over it fast. Her tummy seemed to be getting rounder every day and if strangers noticed it, her friends and family sure would.
“I... I don't know yet,” she said quietly. “And I'm kind of trying to keep it secret for now, if you know what I mean.”
The woman nodded. “Ah, yes.” She turned and nearly smacked into me. Then she smiled. “Good for you.”
I blinked, confused. Anna looked like she wanted to hide under the booth.
“For what?”
“Your baby. Will be a good baby, I'm sure. You'll be good daddy, too.”
I opened my mouth to correct her, but to my surprise, Anna shushed me. I was too shocked to protest.
When she was gone, I let out the breath I was holding. “Can't say that's ever happened to me before. You care to explain what's going on here?”
She glanced around as if scanning for eavesdroppers, then flipped over her sign from “Open” to “Be Back Soon.”
“Walk with me,” she said, so I did – even though I was getting real nervous about this whole thing.
We took the dirt trail that led out of the market, up the hill a ways, to an empty playground overlooking the valley below. Anna sat on a swing and sighed heavily – the sigh of a woman with too much weight on her shoulders, if you asked me.
“No one knows,” she began. “Except for you.”
I took the swing beside hers. “The father?”
“Rich Steiner. I started dating him when I lived in New York, back when I was still a lawyer. We weren't together for very long when I gave up the life and decided to move back home. He's an attorney, too, with a big client base in NYC. So of course, he stayed behind.”
I studied her as she talked about this guy. There wasn't just sadness in her gaze – there was genuine anger. What the hell had this loser done to her?
“We agreed to have a long-distance relationship, but I should have known better.” She laughed bitterly. “He came to visit me every now and again, but never wanted me to fly up and see him. Insisted he didn't want to inconvenience me and besides, he liked seeing the countryside.”
“Sounds like you didn't see him very often. Must have really cared about the dude if you'd put up with that.” I pushed myself forward on the swing. “This is why relationships aren't my thing. Sex that infrequent would kill me.”
She swung along beside me, trailing her
“What the devil's wrong with me? Never cared what any woman thought of me before.”
But it was different with her.
I didn't much like it. Caring what some girl thought gave her power over you. No woman on this planet would have that kind of sway over me. They weren't gonna put me on a leash, like what happened to Carter and then Jayce.
I checked the time – just past noon. I was supposed to be helping out at the department, but with what? Nothing ever happened around here. Figured that Trey got my hopes up about that.
Well, at least I got some sort of action out of it. Getting into Anna's pants was well worth it.
Today was Saturday, which meant she was working at the farmer's market and probably about to go on lunch. Now, I never in my life bothered hanging out with a girl after screwing her. This time, however, I drove down to the market to see how she was coming along.
I found her at her stall, a little corner booth in the shade. She was chatting with a customer and when she smiled, it stopped me in my tracks.
Christ almighty, why did she look even more beautiful today than she did before?
I adjusted my growing hard-on and made my way to her. She didn't notice me and kept on talking with her buyer, an elderly Hispanic lady.
“Yes, I be back next week.” She gathered her purse, then pointed at Anna's belly. “So, is it boy or girl?”
Anna blushed like mad. She really didn't want anyone to know about this, did she? I wasn't sure why, but she'd better get over it fast. Her tummy seemed to be getting rounder every day and if strangers noticed it, her friends and family sure would.
“I... I don't know yet,” she said quietly. “And I'm kind of trying to keep it secret for now, if you know what I mean.”
The woman nodded. “Ah, yes.” She turned and nearly smacked into me. Then she smiled. “Good for you.”
I blinked, confused. Anna looked like she wanted to hide under the booth.
“For what?”
“Your baby. Will be a good baby, I'm sure. You'll be good daddy, too.”
I opened my mouth to correct her, but to my surprise, Anna shushed me. I was too shocked to protest.
When she was gone, I let out the breath I was holding. “Can't say that's ever happened to me before. You care to explain what's going on here?”
She glanced around as if scanning for eavesdroppers, then flipped over her sign from “Open” to “Be Back Soon.”
“Walk with me,” she said, so I did – even though I was getting real nervous about this whole thing.
We took the dirt trail that led out of the market, up the hill a ways, to an empty playground overlooking the valley below. Anna sat on a swing and sighed heavily – the sigh of a woman with too much weight on her shoulders, if you asked me.
“No one knows,” she began. “Except for you.”
I took the swing beside hers. “The father?”
“Rich Steiner. I started dating him when I lived in New York, back when I was still a lawyer. We weren't together for very long when I gave up the life and decided to move back home. He's an attorney, too, with a big client base in NYC. So of course, he stayed behind.”
I studied her as she talked about this guy. There wasn't just sadness in her gaze – there was genuine anger. What the hell had this loser done to her?
“We agreed to have a long-distance relationship, but I should have known better.” She laughed bitterly. “He came to visit me every now and again, but never wanted me to fly up and see him. Insisted he didn't want to inconvenience me and besides, he liked seeing the countryside.”
“Sounds like you didn't see him very often. Must have really cared about the dude if you'd put up with that.” I pushed myself forward on the swing. “This is why relationships aren't my thing. Sex that infrequent would kill me.”
She swung along beside me, trailing her
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