Page 54 of Single Chance

Most importantly, I trusted Chloe to keep our secret.

I eyed the door to make sure it was closed all the way and said quietly, “I need to tell you some things, but they involve other people, so?—”

“This is confidential,” she said. “Got it. I’ll keep it to myself.”

I pressed my lips together and summoned my courage. “Chance is the father,” I said in a hushed voice.

Chloe sucked in a breath, her brows popping upward again. She stared at me with her mouth gaping for several seconds.

I nodded.

She covered her mouth with both hands and continued to watch me.

“He was my New Year’s kiss guy,” I said simply. “Except there was more.”

Chloe’s grin stretched across her face as she lowered her hands. “I had no idea. And then you started working here…”

“We didn’t talk about where he worked that night. He said he was in marketing. I told him I was a teacher. We, um, didn’t spend too much time on our life stories.”

“I’m betting not,” she said with a laugh. “Wow. So you didn’t know he worked here until your first day?”

“We didn’t exchange contact info. We had no reason to. So yeah, on my first day of work, there he suddenly was.”

Chloe looked to be taking everything in. “And then you found out you’re pregnant. What’s thechanceof that? Pun is totally intended.”

I smiled. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner?—”

“I get it. You had to tell him. And then there’s Sam…”

“She doesn’t know yet. That’s why I swore you to secrecy.”

“Oh, Rowan.” She reached over the table and took my hand. “This is a lot for you to handle.”

“Which is why I spilled it all today. BecauseI’m living in his house.” I whispered the last part, fully aware of Chance’s office on the other side of the wall.

“Are you two…involved?” she asked, as if the possibility had just occurred to her.

“It was just a fling. Neither of us is up for entanglements.”

“I’d say a baby is an entanglement.”

“Understatement. But you know what I mean.”

“Wow. If ever you needed a girls’ night…”

“Amen.”

“You’re okay living there though?”

I nodded. “He’s been great so far.”

“So he’s supportive of the baby?”

I expelled a heavy breath. “He says he wants to co-parent. We haven’t defined what that looks like yet.”

Chloe’s expression softened. “He has a big heart.” She tilted her head. “So is he going to your appointment with you this week?”

I’d emailed her about my upcoming ultrasound, but I hadn’t thought to mention it to Chance. “Uh, I have no idea.” I leaned back and closed my eyes. “I guess I should ask?”

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