Page 139 of Daddy By Design

“I remember hearing something about a horny first trimester. Or was it the second? I don’t know. I haven’t been around a lot of pregnant women.”

“And who says I’ll be letting you be a part of that horny space and time, pal?”

The woman behind the counter grinned. “Damn right, girl.”

“See?”

Nolan took my pregnancy tests and slid them onto the counter. Then he stood back and skimmed the candy in front of the counter. “No Red Hots, huh?”

“What you see is what you get, sugar.”

He grabbed a pack of cinnamon gum and then glanced at me. “Want anything?”

I moved down to the end of the counter where the drinks were and got the biggest water. “Think I’ll need this for all of those.”

The cashier snickered.

Then I reached down for a large Twix bar.

“Anything else?”

I snatched a People Magazine off the rack.

He laughed and shoved his credit card into the machine. After we were rung out, he saluted the cashier with one of his crooked grins and she wiggled her shoulders. “You guys are cute.”

He gave her a little salute and took the bag. “Thank you, I think so too. She makes me look good.”

What freaking alternate reality were we living in?

But he took my hand again and dragged me after him. He went around the truck and opened the door for me.

“Okay, this is getting weird.”

“Get in the truck, Hellcat.”

I climbed in and took the bag. Having no shame at this point, I reached in for my candy bar and busted it open. I definitely needed chocolate for this weird day.

“Should we go to my place?” I asked.

“We can. Or we can go to mine. It’s closer.”

Nerves fluttered in my belly. “Okay, yours.”

He shut the door and circled the truck, and then he pulled out his phone on his way to his house. After quickly sending off a text, he tossed the phone into the cup holder.

“Who are you texting?”

“My roommate.”

“You’re texting the cat?”

He laughed. “Archer has been crashing at the trailer. I told him to scram.”

“So, you expect me to take all these tests in your Airstream?”

“Yep. Drink up, Hellcat.”

I finished one of the Twix bars and cracked the top on my water. This day just kept getting stranger.

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