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The Alpha's Baby(15)



Sebastian's eyes narrowed. "You."

She let out a nervous laugh. "Um, long time no see."

To this, Sebastian said nothing. Holy crap, she was in trouble.

"Who's this?" Sebastian's brother examined her.

"Emmy," he said.

"Oh." His brother's eyes widened. "You know what, I think I'll go."

"I think everyone should go," Sebastian said.

"Well, that's good. I have things to do anyway." She took a step toward the door. "People to see, cupcakes to frost."

Sebastian grabbed her arm and dragged her back. "I meant everyone except you."

"Don't be too harsh on her." His brother chuckled.

"Zeb, go order a pizza or something." Sebastian waved him away.

As Emmy chewed her bottom lip, Sebastian guided her—though perhaps dragged her would have been a better word—down the short hall and into the living room. Already the group of men he'd been talking to were standing up. She noted that most of them eyeballed her, likely wondering about her identity. She would have been wondering about theirs as well had she not been sure that a tyrannosaurus rex was starting a rampage in her intestines.

While Sebastian's fingers dug into her arm, the men left the room, leaving the two of them in complete silence. Unfortunately, silence had never been more horrifying.

"So…" How the hell was she supposed to go about this?

Sebastian took the lead first. "Where did you go?"

"Huh?" She blinked.

"That morning, I woke up and you'd disappeared," he said. "No note, no phone number, no nothing. I didn't even know your last name. How was I supposed to find you?"

That was why he was mad? She wouldn't have been more surprised if he'd cut off her thumb with a butter knife. "I didn't think you'd want to find me."

"After a night like we had, you thought I wouldn't want to find you?" he asked.

"Well, yeah."

"Why not?" he asked.

"Look, I was ashamed of myself, okay?" She wrung her hands. "And besides, I didn't know that you'd want to hear from me again. I thought you'd want to be rid of me."

"Of course not." His shoulders slumped. "In fact, I've been looking for you."

Her eyes widened. "You have?"

"Yes. And do you know how many Emmy's there are in the phonebook?" he asked. "Four hundred and ninety-seven. And I called every single one of them. I was just about to start calling bakeries to see if you were there."

She was flabbergasted. "Why would you go to that much trouble to contact a one-night stand?"

"You're special." He stared into her eyes. "I couldn't find another you, even if I lived for a thousand years."

"Oh, Sebastian." Her cheeks warmed, but then she remembered why she was there.

"I can't believe you came back." He paused. "No, I'm so glad you came back."

"About that…" Oh God, was there an elephant sitting on her chest?

Sebastian made eye contact with her. "Yeah?"

"You may need to sit down." Or maybe he should pop a Valium.

Instead of sitting, Sebastian just stared at her. "What is it?"

"You probably aren't going to like this," she said quickly. "No, you definitely aren't going to like this."

Sebastian didn't speak.

"Um, well, here's the thing." She swallowed. "When I drink a lot, my logic goes out the window."

"I think that happens to everyone," he said gently.

"Yeah, but I did something really, really stupid." Oh man, she was floundering in a sea of her own babbling. "You know how you asked me if I was on something?"

It took Sebastian a moment to understand what she meant, but then he did. "Oh God."

"When you asked me that, I misunderstood what you'd said." Her bottom lip wobbled. "The thing is, I wasn't on birth control."

Finally, the man had the sense of mind to take her advice. He sunk onto the sofa.

"I-I'm pregnant." She couldn't catch her breath. "I'm so sorry."

Though she was certain Sebastian had heard the words and understood, he didn't speak. He seemed to be stuck in some sort of oh-my-God-I-just-found-out-I'm-going-to-be-a-father trance. If the situation wasn't so serious, she would have marveled at how gorgeous he looked even while bug-eyed.

"I don't expect anything from you." Her fists clenched at her sides. "As you know, I've managed to support myself for many years. I think I have what it takes to raise this baby on my own."

Finally, Sebastian's eyes fluttered as he came back to reality.

"No," he said.

"No, what?"

"No, you don't have to raise it on your own." He stood up again, his fists clenched at his sides. "Two people did this, not one. You can't take all the responsibility yourself."