Most Eligible Baby Daddy by Chance Carter

Author:Chance Carter [Carter, Chance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bad Boy, Literary, Fiction, Womens, Suspense, Contemporary, Romance
Published: 2016-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Elle

“THAT’S WEIRD,” ELLE SAID TO Kelly. “That was Forrester.”

“Wasn’t he going to come in and see you?”

“I think so,” Elle said. “That was the plan. Everything went perfectly last night, and this morning. He was going to come here for breakfast.”

“He must have forgotten something,” Kelly said. “He’ll be right back.”

Elle nodded. She felt a moment of fear, although not quite panic, at the sight of Forrester’s taillights driving away.

He’ll be right back, she told herself.

He’ll be right back.

But he didn’t come right back. Thirty minutes passed. Then an hour. And still, no Forrester. She must have looked out the window a thousand times, hoping to see his truck in the lot.

Where was he?

What had changed?

Everything had been perfect.

He’d said he loved her. He’d promised.

One hour turned into two, and two into three, and still, Forrester never showed.

“Elle, child, you look pale,” Grace said when the lunch rush was over.

Elle looked at her watch. It was two.

He wasn’t coming.

“What happened?” she said helplessly to Grace and Kelly as they sat to join her at the counter.

There were still a lot of customers so she couldn’t wait for an answer. She had to put on a brave face and keep doing her job. She refused to let her worry show. Something was delaying Forrester. She’d call his hotel. She went to the phone behind the kitchen and called.

“Forrester Snow, please,” she said.

“Sorry madam, there’s no guest here by that name.”

“What?”

“There’s no guest here by that name.”

“Did he check out?”

“I’m really not at liberty to discuss our guests’ actions, madam. All I can say is there’s no one here by that name.”

“Was there last night?”

“It’s a matter of confidentiality, madam.”

“Confidentiality? I was with him all night. Who’s in the penthouse?”

“The penthouse is empty, madam.”

It wasn’t until eight hours later, after the last customers had cleared out from a long dinner service, that Elle could let the pent up emotion finally pour out of her. It was dark outside. She remembered the sight she’d caught of Forrester’s truck.

Was that the last she’d ever see of him?

She sat down at the counter, practically collapsing onto the stool. Her body was robbed of all its strength.

“Something must have come up,” Kelly said.

Elle wanted to believe her, but when she looked at Grace, she was shaking her head.

“Don’t take it too hard,” Grace said. “He was a bright flash, that’s all. He was here for a few days to brighten up your life, and maybe he’ll be back again, or maybe he won’t. Either way, it wouldn’t make any sense for you to let it get you down, child. Try to think of the nice time you had with him.”

“The nice time I had with him?”

“A fling, child.”

“It wasn’t a fling,” Elle said, tears choking her voice.

“I’m not saying for sure that it was,” Grace said. “Maybe he’ll be right back. I’m just saying, if he doesn’t come back, try not to let it break your heart.”

Elle was shaking her head. She looked at Kelly, and when she saw the compassion in Kelly’s eyes, she understood.

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