Page 93 of One Night Seduction

“I just want things to go back to how they were, when life was perfect.”

“It will, baby. I promise. No matter what I have to do, no matter what happens. I promise. Just say you’ll stay, say you’ll love me, and I’ll handle the rest. Trust me.”

Arianna doesn’t speak for several seconds, her eyes flicking back and forth between mine. I see it the moment she makes up her mind, her eyes hardening with resolve as she forces herself onto her tiptoes, pressing her lips to mine. I welcome her instantly, savoring the embrace for as long as she’ll allow it before she pulls away.

“Go get the test done, and we’ll go from there.”

“Together.”

She agrees. “Together.”

I asked Arianna if she wanted to come to the hospital, but she declined, mainly because she didn’t want to be anywhere near her mother. Can’t say I blame her choice. I pull up to Kelly’shouse, honking the horn before resting my hand on the steering wheel. A few minutes later, she comes strutting out in a black bodycon dress and a pair of stiletto heels.

I’m trying to remember why I decided driving her was a good idea. I figured if I didn’t, she would come up with some bullshit excuse not to come, and if we don’t have her DNA, we won’t have the baby’s, so it’s kind of crucial.

She stands at the door and waits like it’ll open itself. I laugh derisively, shaking my head as I face forward. Finally, she gets the hint, yanking the door open as she slides into the seat. The overwhelming scent of her perfume nearly suffocates me to the point that I roll down my window.

“Would it have killed you to come to the door?” she grumbles.

“Probably,” I remark, putting the car in drive the second her seat belt is fastened.

“Jesus! What’s with the rush?”

“I want to get this over with.”

She shrugs, looking out the window as she speaks.

“It’s a waste of time. I know the baby is yours, so the sooner you accept it, the better off we will all be.”

I ignore her, maneuvering us through traffic before we enter downtown. She tries to start up a conversation several times, but she finally gives up after I stay silent.

When we pull up to the hospital, relief hits me as I drive towards the parking garage. Once I’m parked, I’m out of the car and heading inside. I hear the clicks of her heels pattering behind me as she attempts to catch up.

“Wait! Logan! I’m pregnant, you fucking dick. The least you could do is slow down or open a goddamn door!”

I roll my eyes at her dramatics as I step inside, heading for the nurse’s station.

“Hi, I have an appointment with David Roberts.”

The nurse nods, making a quick call before smiling.

“He’s waiting for you in the lab. Follow the blue arrows down the hall, and you’ll find your way.”

“Thank you,” I say, just as Kelly catches up to me.

I take off down the hallway, and she huffs in frustration before following me once again. When we reach the lab, my old client stands from his seat in the waiting room as he shakes my hand.

“Logan.”

“David, it’s been a while.”

“Not long enough.” He laughs, probably reminiscing about how I narrowly got him to evade prison time for embezzling from this very hospital. The board of directors rarely questions the CFO, and he almost got away with it until someone tipped them off that the numbers are a little skewed. He’s lucky we got a lenient judge and a disinterested jury to dismiss the case.

“Right this way,” David says, gesturing down the hall into the lab.

I follow behind him where two lab techs are waiting, smiles on for the boss, clearly. Moving to one of the chairs, I take a seat as the tech does a cheek swab for me while they set up Kelly for a blood draw. I’m done in seconds and stand, checking my phone as I look to David.

“I’ll get the results no later than tomorrow morning?”

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