Making His Baby: A Forbidden Romance (Forbidden Fantasies Book 12) by S.E. Law

Author:S.E. Law [Law, S.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-09T18:30:00+00:00

7

Pepper

I stare at the picture on my phone. Pattycake is gorgeous with her shiny brown flanks and glossy mane. She looks happy, chewing on something in the sunshine, and I miss her already, even though I just saw her last weekend. I love Pattycake so much, and I’m lucky because Travis takes me out to see her often. Evidently his friend Kent lets him use the ranch as much as he wants, and Travis appreciates the hospitality.

Then again, it is a little weird because what kind of friend is this? Kent and his wife never seem to be home, and Travis is almost like a full-time house sitter. That’s weird, right? I know some people have summer homes in other states, but Kansas is gorgeous right now. Wouldn’t Kent and his wife want to be here, and not elsewhere?

But I don’t question it because it’s been three blissful months since Travis and I met, and we’ve been dating steadily ever since. But that’s another mystery: he’s so secretive about our relationship, and I’m not sure why. Travis seems dead set against telling anyone about us, nor has he introduced me to any of his friends and family. The family part isn’t so weird because he says that he has no close relatives. But no friends? That makes warning bells go off in my head.

I swallow hard, still staring at the picture of Pattycake. At least I know she’s real, and not just a figment of my imagination. Then, someone knocks on my bedroom door and I immediately X out of the picture.

“Come in,” I call.

“Hi, sweetheart,” Mom says, popping her brown bob inside my doorway. “I wasn’t sure you’d be home.”

“Nope, I’m here. Why, what’s going on?”

She smiles, her red lips curving into a perfect u-shape.

“You should come downstairs because Dad and I are working on a new listing. You can use this opportunity to learn the ropes.”

I roll my eyes. “Mom, we’ve talked about this.”

Maryanne looks put out. “I know, but I don’t understand why you won’t give real estate a shot. You’d be good if you just tried! You can’t work at the Coffee Perk forever! It’s unseemly for a woman with a college education.”

I sigh.

“I know, but the Coffee Perk is fun, and besides, real estate just isn’t what I want to do. It’s your passion and not mine. Please accept that.”

Maryanne blows out a breath. She always does this when she’s gearing up for a big rant, and inside, I wilt. I can’t handle a long monologue today. I’ve been dealing with this issue non-stop since I finished college, and my parents’ persistence is aggravating. Why don’t they get it?

“I’m going to Leslie’s house,” I say in short voice, cutting off Maryanne’s oncoming tirade.

I jump up from my bed and grab my bag before heading to the door. It doesn’t matter that I’m wearing an old pair of shorts and a ratty t-shirt. Leslie has seen me in far worse shape than this, and I’m not going to hesitate and lose momentum.

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