Mate's Baby_Royal Dragon Curse by Lola Gabriel

Author:Lola Gabriel [Gabriel, Lola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

12

That evening, after a short stop in a hotel to get at least a few hours of sleep, Olive and Asher pulled up to her parents’ house. She had called that morning to ask if it was okay to drop by later in the day. Asher had met her parents a few times during the months he and Olive had been entirely inseparable, and they had taken a liking to Asher right away, always insisting that he and Olive come by more often. Yvette and Don were a bit on the older side. Olive was only twenty-two, and her parents were already entering their sixties. They bickered the way old married couples did on television, had honorable hobbies—crocheting for Yvette and restoring a vintage car for Don—and simply radiated happiness and love, neither of which shined brighter than when they were around Olive.

Despite all of this, Asher was racked with nerves. If he had been a lesser man, he would have sent Olive to get the records on her own after dropping the bombshell that was her pregnancy. She had also told them she had left Asher six months ago. That didn’t exactly set him up for a warm welcome. Yvette and Don were probably going to assume he had knocked her up, perhaps gotten so angry at the news she was pregnant that it hurt her enough to leave him, and then somehow lured their vulnerable daughter back into his web.

Even though he had done nothing wrong, Asher was going to face the music. He could take an evening of uncomfortableness and accusations if it meant they were pointed in the right direction. Even if they didn’t find anything of note in Olive’s files, at least they would know they needed to look elsewhere.

Asher wasn’t sure which of them was fidgeting more as they stood on the porch step, in a silent standoff for who would knock on the door. Taking in a deep inhale of the suburban air, Asher raised his fist to the door. Before his knuckles could brush across the wood, the door flung open, and there stood an elated Don.

Don was a short man with a bit of a gut on him, dark olive-toned skin from his Italian ancestry, and a dazzling white grin. His silver hair was slicked back with pomade. Asher didn’t think he had ever seen the man in anything but plaid button-downs and jeans.

“I knew I heard a car pull up!” Don exclaimed excitedly, throwing his arms open to pull Olive into a hug. Olive, who had strategically dressed in an oversized cardigan and flowing blouse to hide her pregnant belly from first glance, turned to her side when she hugged him. After a warm, loving greeting to his daughter, sealed with a kiss on her forehead, Don turned to Asher. “I must say I’m surprised to see you back over here, but I’m glad to see ya.”

Don’t speak too soon, Don, Asher thought. The old man then gave Asher a hug, deepening Asher’s worries on how he would react to the news.

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