Ruined: Loving An Alpha Male(125)

“What’s up, Kat?”

She shook her head and tried to gather herself. “I’m pregnant.”

The shock I’m sure was all over me. “Oh. My. God. Does he know? Wait… Did he say something crazy like ‘he’s not ready for a baby’ or something stupid like that? Because if he did…”

She shook her head. “No, he doesn’t know yet.”

I watched the battle going on in her eyes, and I pulled up a chair next to her.

I said softly, “Then what’s going on? Are you afraid he’s not going to want the baby?”

She shrugged. “I’m afraid he might not want me.”

She finally broke down and started to cry. I wrapped my arms around her.

“I seriously doubt that, Kat. I see the way he looks at you even before he declared his undying love to you. That man is head over heels in love with you, and having a baby is not going to change that. I’m sure it will accelerate things slightly, but that’s all. Sweetheart, I wouldn’t worry about that. How far along are you?”

She sniffed. “I think I’m four weeks.”

“Okay, that’s early. But I do believe he would want to know. When is your doctor’s appointment, or did you have one already?”

She shook her head, drying her tears with the palms of her hands.

“The appointment is in two weeks.”

“Okay, so you have time. Honestly, what better time than the present? He’s coming over here tonight, right?” She nodded. “Okay, well make sure you tell him then. I know for a fact he’s going to want to be at the doctor’s appointment with you. Just give him a chance, Kat. If he acts like an ass, then you and I will raise this baby on our own. Either way, you’ll be fine.”

I hugged her tightly, and we stayed like that for a while until I heard my water boiling. I wiped my own eyes and smiled.

“Let’s get that little baby fed.”

I knew Kat would have nothing to worry about. I didn’t know AB that well, but I just had a feeling it would be okay. And I wasn’t surprised in the morning when she told me what happened.

We were sitting on the couch at about 11 a.m. She told me how he came into the apartment ready to jump her bones, when she told him they needed to talk.

“Okay, about what?” he asked her.

He took off jacket, tie, and shirt and draped them over a chair in her room. She sighed and sat Indian style in the middle of her queen size bed. She looked down at her fingers very nervous, and he caught on to it. He sat down on the bed and took her hand in his.

“Whatever it is, sweetheart, you can talk to me.”

Finally, she sighed again and said, “I’m pregnant, four weeks to be exact. Look, I know we aren’t that close. I know this is way too soon. But I’m still having your baby. Before you say anything, it is yours. Since I’m about four weeks pregnant, that would mean we conceived this baby on my birthday weekend.”

She paused and looked at him. He was quiet and just stared at her. She took her hand from his and started to move away from him, but he stopped her. His demeanor suddenly changed to anger. He frowned.

“First of all, I don’t ever want to hear you say we aren’t that close. I love the hell out of you, Tiffany. I don’t see myself being with anyone other than you. And for you to even mention you being with another man has me fuming. You damn right that is my baby, and don’t you fucking forget it.”

Kat looked at him shocked. He took a few deep breaths and then pulled her closer to him. He planted a gentle kiss on her lips and brought his hand to her stomach.

“You’re really pregnant?”

She nodded and watched a smile creep on his handsome face. He closed his eyes and then opened them.

“Is that why you’ve been sleepy so much and irritable?”

“Probably. My doctor’s appointment is in two weeks. Would you like to come with me?”

“Are you kidding? Without question, Tiffany, I want to be there. I mean we’re together in this.”

She told me it took a minute before she got used to the idea. But the way they then made love, how he caressed her stomach and body, she knew he meant everything he said.

I smiled. “See? You were worried for nothing. Now let’s hang out and watch lifetime movies all day.”

We made a big dinner, and Cory and AB came over that night. We just hung out, listening to music and talking about each other’s lives. Cory brought out a deck of cards, so we played Spades until Kat couldn’t hang anymore. She started getting a bad headache, so she and AB called it a night. Cory hung out for a while before he decided to leave as well.

Mason texted me that night asking how everything was going. It was the same as he’s been doing, except he told me he would stop by sometime this week. He told me he had something important to talk to me about, which made me smile. Maybe this was it. But he crushed that when his next text said, ‘about your father.’