Page 63 of The Bad Boy's Homecoming
“Speak to Maddox, convince him we made a mistake hooking up and that the minute it was over I was devastated.”
Levi sat stunned.“You can’t be serious.You use me to make Maddox jealous, get pregnant, let everyone think you’re not sure who the father is, and you want me to talk to Maddox?”
She just pursed her lips and didn’t respond.
“Why would he even listen to me?”
“You can let me worry about that—just promise you’ll tell him it was a mistake.”
For the first time Levi realized how desperate Sara was for Maddox’s attention.She wanted Maddox so much she was willing to hurt him as long as his attention remained focused on her.And she didn’t care at all about Levi’s feelings, or embarrassing him, or that she’d hurt his career.
“Who sold those photos of us together four months ago, Sara?There was no press out that night.We were at a house party.”
She took a small bite of her sandwich.“How should I know?It would have been better for me if those pictures had never seen the light of day.”
“Oh really, I could swear you said Maddox got so jealous, he realized he loved you and wanted you back.”
She played with the bread on her plate.“I mean in the long run, that night has caused me more trouble than it was worth.”
Levi tapped the table and shook his head.“I see, so your plan to use me and hurt Maddox backfired because now he can’t unsee you with me.”
She finally looked up.“He’s such a hypocrite, like he expects me to have never dated anyone else before him.”
“No, I think he expected you not to use an old friend, or sleep with his teammate.”Levi laughed.“I can’t believe I actually thought you had finally decided you were into me.You played me so easily.”
“Look, I don’t need you making things worse.But if you’re willing to speak to Maddox then I’ll take this ridiculous paternity test.Otherwise my lawyer said I don’t have to.And we can wait until the baby is born.”
Levi couldn’t remember a time where he was overwhelmed with such anger and disappointment in someone he’d thought was a friend.And now he knew what Maddox must’ve felt like when he found out his teammate slept with his girlfriend.
“Okay, Sara, I’ll talk to Maddox, but you have to do the test first.Because I don’t see how me speaking to him is going to help you win him back.”
“But if I do the test then I lose all leverage.”
“Would you like my attorney to draw up a contract for us to each sign?I’ll talk to Maddox if he’ll see me, but I think you’re missing the most important part about that test.”
She shoved the plate away from her and looked at him with defiance.
“You need to prove he’s the father, because otherwise he’s going to wash his hands of you forever.You could just get him to do the test.”
But then it struck him that maybe the baby wasn’t Maddox’s.
“Unless you’re really not sure whose child you’re carrying?”
“You don’t understand our connection.Maddox needs me.”
“If you’re so sure about that and you know it’s his baby, then why drag me into this?”
“If you come back to Atlanta, then Maddox will never be able to forget what we did.”
“What you did—you used me and you hooked up with his teammate just to manipulate him.”
“Stop saying that.”
“Alright, let’s go back to Atlanta.Once you take the test, I’ll talk to Maddox, and you’ll make a public announcement that the baby is not mine.”
“And you won’t play for Atlanta?”
“I can’t believe how selfish you are or how much nerve you have to let me think I was going to become a father for a week, ignore my calls, then come to my home, and demand I not play for the one team I ever wanted to play for.”
