Baby For My Billionaire Rival: An Enemies to Lovers Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Alix Vaughn

Author:Alix Vaughn [Vaughn, Alix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Caroline

Christmas Eve at Gram’s has always been like stepping into a Christmas song. Boughs of holly decorating all the rooms, a Christmas tree worth rockin’ around, auld lang syne, whatever that really means.

All our family is here with a few additions this year; Jude and the Parrys. Now that Jude is part of the family (she and Chase might not have gone through with the wedding, but they were about to), she’s been included in every event. I should love it since she’s my best friend and has been since we were babies.

But it’s painful to watch her and Chase be so much in love while I’m relegated to the side almost always. They got to bond together in the lie they told their families. They found someone they trust more than anyone in the whole world. While my world came crashing down around me.

Right now, they’re trapped under the archway into the grand hall in a cycle of mistletoe kisses that is making my stomach turn. I grab tighter to my glass of eggnog and try to look away.

“Isn’t that your third eggnog, dear?” Gram asks as she passes by me.

I narrow my eyes. “And?”

She shrugs. “I’m just saying, that’s hard on the figure. Lots of fat. Sugar.”

I grip the glass tighter. It’s like she knows that I struggled in the mirror before coming here, wondering if the green and red plaid dress I picked out for the occasion was a smidge tighter than usual around my hips. “Yes, I like it that way,” I say with a false smile and then knock back the rest of my drink.

Gram narrows her eyes. “Your attitude, Caroline, is –”

“Gram!” Chase swoops in, wrapping his arm around our grandmother’s shoulder. “I want to give you our gift now. Is that alright?”

Before Gram can protest, Chase has her walking across the room to the pile of gifts under the tree that are meant for opening tomorrow morning. I smile to myself, feeling guilty for all the negative thoughts I was having about my brother just a few moments ago. He always steps in to save me if he can.

Jude appears at my side and smiles. “Having fun?”

I drop my eggnog glass on a passing waiter’s tray and sigh. “Not really.”

Jude’s lips poke out. “How can I help?”

I sigh and then force a smile. “You can’t. Thanks though.”

“Are you still thinking about –”

“No,” I say harshly.

Jude grins. “I didn’t even finish my sentence.”

“I know exactly what you were going to say, though,” I say.

She rolls her eyes. “Have you guys talked?”

“Jude, I’m not talking about this right now.”

“Caroline, I’m your best friend. I know you. You’re looking around at all the Christmas festivities and wishing you could share it with someone because like it or not, Christmas is one of the most romantic times of the year, and who better to think about a romance with than the guy you just slept with,” Jude says, managing to pinpoint my exact thought process in one go.

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