Page 78 of Three Pucks and a Baby

“I still want a cozy for my stick.”

“I’ll get right on that,” Vivian mused.

Bennett took her hand in his. “What do you need from us tonight?”

“Nothing that I can think of. I just needed you guys to know what was going on.”

There was one question I wanted to ask, but I feared too. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore and blurted, “So when do we find out who the father is?”

“Seriously, Gray?” Bennett questioned.

Grimacing, I replied, “Sorry. I couldn’t help asking.”

“My doctor told me there’s a blood test we can do right now where they can extract the father’s DNA from the fetal DNA in my bloodstream. So, I would just need DNA from the two of you for them to do a comparison.”

“If it doesn’t match either of us, I guess it’s Theo’s, huh?” I asked.

She nodded. “Considering the way he just left things, I don’t see him coming with us.”

Bennett sighed. “I wish I could say just give him time to get used to the idea, but I don’t know. I haven’t ever seen him like that.”

“It’s fine. We don’t need him,” Vivian huffed.

“So, how exactly do they extract our DNA?” I asked.

Vivian laughed. “It’s nothing painful. Just a cheek swab.”

I exhaled a relieved breath. “Good.”

Bennett snorted. “Exactly where did you think they were goin’ to get it from?”

With a shrug, I replied, “I didn’t know if they were going to need my swimmers, and I didn’t like thinking of a needle near my balls.”

“I’m pretty sure they’d have you come into a cup, rather than suckin’ your jizz out with a needle,” Bennett replied, which earned a horrified shriek from Vivian. He gave her a sheepish grin. “Sorry, Pretty Woman.”

“It’s okay.”

To change the subject, I asked, “When do you need us to go with you to the doctor?”

“I could see if I can get an appointment this week.”

Nodding, I replied, “Our days are pretty much free at ten after morning workouts. Then we’d just need to be back here at four.”

Vivian smiled. “I think I can work with that window.”

“Great,” Bennett replied.

“Well, I guess I'd better go,” Vivian said.

“It was good seeing you,” I said.

“Even though I was the bearer of terrible news,” she challenged.

“While it might be scary, it isn’t terrible,” Bennett argued.

“That’s right.”

Tears shimmered in Vivian’s eyes. “You two are the best.”

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