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was home.
     
    Did she know it was him and was leaving him waiting on purpose? He had received her message on his machine, but the date stamp indicated that it had been left for him more than three months ago. Maybe she no longer wanted to speak to him. Not ready to deal with that possibility, he lifted his hand to knock again when the door was flung open.
     
    “I told you to come at noon . . . Oh fuck! Austin ! What are you doing here?”
     
    “Hi, Kara. Are you expecting someone?” Austin couldn’t take his eyes away from her face. She was so beautiful. For some reason, her face looked a little more rounded than before, but she was just as beautiful, if not more beautiful, than when he last saw her.
     
    “ Austin ? What are you doing here?” He noticed that she sounded nervous.
     
    “I came to see you.” As his eyes started to drift down her body, he realized her breasts were larger than before, her stomach was nicely rounded, her thighs were curved a bit more than . . . Wait! His eyes shot back up to her stomach. Nicely rounded. “What the fuck is that, Kara?” He took a step back from her.
     
    “Well, Austin , people usually refer to a woman in my condition as pregnant or with child. Either one will do.”
     
    His heart fell. He was too late. She had been taken by someone else, and his inability to call her had probably helped the situation along. He looked at her left hand, but didn’t see a wedding band. What the hell? Why wasn’t she married?
     
    “Sorry for barging over here.” His voice was cracking like a fifteen-year-old boy. He needed to get a hold of himself. “I didn’t realize . . . I mean, I didn’t know. Shit, I’m sorry for coming over here like this. I just thought . . . after that weekend . . . Oh, hell, I’m doing this all wrong.”
     
    Taking a deep breath, he tried again. “Listen, I’m sorry for not calling you when I got home. I was called away for my duties with the Navy and just got home a few weeks ago.”
     
    “Why didn’t you call? I left you a message.” She was hurt. He could tell by the look on her face.
     
    “I wanted to surprise you . . . Surprise!” Starting to feel uncomfortable and needing to address the elephant in the conversation, he looked down to her belly. “So, you’re pregnant? How far along are you?”
     
    He noticed that she hesitated and thought she didn’t want to share this information with him. “I’m six months. The baby is due in June.”
     
    His mind started calculating the months backward, and he stared at her in shock. “No, you can’t be!”
     
    Sighing, she gave him a look that he recognized from his momma that meant he was in trouble.
     
    “Yes, hell, I can be. Six months, Austin . Don’t you remember the condom incident? Well, I sure as hell do. Listen, I tried calling you, but you never called me back. You show up at my door, probably looking for a booty call, and instead got this little bit of news. Listen, the only thing you need to know is that little David is yours.” Shaking her head at the look on his face, she decided to give him an out.
     
    “You don’t have to be involved. I can see the shock on your face, and you clearly aren’t ready for this. Fine, I get it. Why don’t you go back to Norfolk , let this sink in, and come back when you’re ready to talk?”
     
    Not knowing what to say, Austin ’s mind was in a tailspin. Oh God, a father? Him? He wasn’t ready for this. He was just now getting out of the Navy and starting his business. Was he ready to be responsible for a baby?
     
    His mind screamed loudly at him that he needed to open his mouth and say something, jarring him out of his trancelike state. “Kara, can we talk about this? I just need time to adjust. You’ve had six long months to get used to the idea. I’ve had five minutes.”
     
    He noticed Kara’s eyes change and knew she was going to give in. “ Austin , listen to me. Like I said, I don’t expect anything from you, but I