Christmas Cookies- Sideways Glance by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Format: epub
Published: 2010-02-13T07:27:05+00:00

Chapter Four

The two shoulder past me, into the house as I stand like a frozen statue, stunned speechless. Paul drops a furtive kiss on my unresponsive lips, quickly stepping away when the other man clears his throat in a disapproving rasp.

He flashes a guarded look toward the other man. “I’m sorry. I begged my father not to confront you like this…”

“Paulostros, be silent!” This dude snaps out the command like Ma’dear used to order, “Elbows off the table!”

I don’t care who he is… no one talks ugly-voiced to the only man to ring my chimes. “Mister, you seriously need to chill. Speak to Paul like that again, and I’ll have to ask you to leave.”

Papa says nothing, simply turns and marches toward the still open door.

Paul throws a frantic glance my way before chasing after him. “Sire, she doesn’t understand. Eaya, please stay and be my go-between?”

The man turns. “Because you claim my promise… and because you are my youngling son, I remain. But your woman must be polite.”

His hoity-toity comment has me sputtering. “Why you uppity…”

Paul squeezes my hand, mutters, “Please, Cheryl, be nice.”

Pops tut-tuts. “Enough drama… show her!”

Paul, his craggy face bearing a sheepish half-shy, half-proud smile, pulls aside the folds of his jacket. My mouth dries up, jaw goes slack as my gaze drops down his front.

Holy shit!

Eyes wide, I stare disbelieving at the huge bulge distorting that once hunkalicious body. Right there, below his manly chest and six-pack abs, protrudes a taut, rounded belly, a belly that looks very close to exploding -- a pregnant belly!

My hand is shaking as I point at the thing. “What the fuck is that?”

Paul’s face falls, his smile evaporates. His big hands come up to protectively cradle his stomach. “This is your baby… well, our baby.”

Good night, Irene, but the man I’d spent the entire summer mooning over is crazy as a mad cow! No wonder I hadn’t gotten his number, back then… he’d been disconnected…

My laugh comes off sickly. “Paul, stop dog-dicking around. No way in hell you’re pregnant with any child of mine…”

“Paulostros! If you have lied about this…”

Paul turns on his father, growling, “This human is the mother. I swear I’ve been with no other!”

The light finally dawns. Snickering, I pick up the phone. “Oh, I get it! Trust you to come up with a crazy prank to take my mind off the lonely holidays…”

“But…”

Laughing in relief, I override her. “Girl, this is the best trick ever! You so had me going! Where’s the cameras, ’cause I know this must be headed for America’s Funniest Videos, right? And how the hell did you manage to find Paul and get him to go along with this charade?”

Dani splutters. “Cheryl, no one in their right mind would think up a prank about a man getting pregnant!”

I laugh at that weak cover-up. “My point, exactly!”

“Listen, Cheryl, get out. Get away from those men. The police will be there soon. I’ve called 911…”

I snort. “Sure you have… Give it up, Dani.”

I walk over to Paul and one-handedly pull his coat apart.

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