Bearing My Boss's Baby (An MPreg Romance) by Pernilla Oswick

Author:Pernilla Oswick [Oswick, Pernilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Kevin

"Anything new?" Kevin said idly, watching Claude scowl down at his phone over the remains of their lazy Saturday brunch. He poked at the orange slices that formed a fan at the edge of his plate, unwilling to let them go to waste, but already overstuffed by the size of the excellent meal they'd just enjoyed. He'd have a moment to digest anyway. One of the reasons that this was his favorite brunch place was that they never hurried him out if he wanted to sit there and relax for a minute.

Claude groaned, bringing Kevin's attention back to the subject at hand. "I should have expected this," he grumbled. "My mother wants to throw me a baby shower." He sighed. "Actually, strike that. She’s throwing me one, whether I show up or not. First grandchild, you know. Have to get all her friends in there to congratulate her."

"That sounds kind of her," Kevin said. He picked his own phone off the table, pulling up his calendar. "When was she thinking? I can clear some meetings, if I know in advance..."

Claude cut him off. "You don't have to go."

Kevin blinked at him, taken aback by the flatness of his tone.

"It's not really a father thing," Claude said, his expression softening into apology. "They're going to get together and give me horrifying childbirth advice. They don't expect you to come."

"Well, if you need moral support after their 'horrifying advice'," Kevin said, trying to play it off lightly, "I'm always here."

The corner of Claude's mouth twitched upwards for a second, but the hint of a smile faded as he continued to stare down at his phone. "I guess I have a week to get over myself before I have to go be polite. It'll be fine."

Kevin nodded, unsure of what to say. He hardly knew what Claude's parents had been told about him. That they knew about the baby was obvious. Claude must have said something about living at his place as well. But he'd have loved to be a fly on that wall when Claude had explained exactly what was going on between him and Kevin, because Kevin had no idea what Claude was thinking.

They were going to be co-parents, of course. In a very real way, he could say they were already co-parents. But at times, it seemed like there was something more than that between them. A mutual fondness at the very least, even if it didn't come anywhere close to the pulse-pounding attraction that Kevin found himself stifling more and more often.

"Should we be throwing a baby shower here?" he blurted suddenly. "I mean, at the apartment. Not for your mom, but if your friends wanted to come...?" He trailed off as Claude looked at him in confusion.

"We don't have to," Kevin added quickly. "But you should know that you're always welcome to do anything like that. Just let me know." He smiled at Claude, but inwardly he was racking his brains. Baby showers just weren't his thing. He didn't know how they worked.

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