The Baby Contract: A Marriage of Convenience Boss Romance (Boss of Seduction) by Kasi Blake

Author:Kasi Blake [Blake, Kasi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2022-07-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Sitting on the bathroom floor with her back against the tub, Katie stared at the negative pregnancy test with blurred vision. She had put off taking the test until Saturday morning, because she hadn’t known what she would do if she saw a negative result. Now, she had to deal with the fact, face the truth. She cradled the phone between her shoulder and ear and blinked back tears. Ready to share the good news, she had impulsively called Bianca right after peeing on the stick. Her throat closed up, clogged with emotion. She didn’t say anything; she feared her voice would crack under the strain.

“Katie? Are you still there?”

She swallowed hard while trying to regain her composure. “Y-yeah.” She cleared her throat and tried again. “Yes. I am here... and I am not pregnant.”

“I’m sorry,” Bianca said. “I know how much you want a child.”

“I have to go.”

“Wait. No. Let’s talk.”

With an angry swipe of her hand, Katie brushed away falling tears. “I know you want to help, but I need to be alone right now, luv. We’ll talk later.”

Bianca protested.

Katie disconnected the call and tossed the phone on the floor. Mental anguish ripped a hole through her heart. She felt abnormally empty inside as if she’d lost something tangible rather than a fantasy. Forgetting she wasn’t alone in the house, she buried her face in her hands and screamed.

Footsteps raced up the stairs.

She rolled her eyes and groaned because she’d forgotten Chase was in the house. He had arrived late last night after she was asleep, and by the time she woke that morning, he was locked in his den making phone calls. Now he was running her way.

The door popped open, and Chase barreled into the room. “Did you fall? Where does it hurt?”

The dam burst, and fresh tears flowed down her cheeks. The look of helpless concern on his face made her cry harder. She tried to speak and choked on sobs. Once she started crying in earnest, she couldn’t stop.

“Hey, hey, hey,” Chase said as he hunched down beside her. His voice turned soothing. “Tell me what happened. Do you need a doctor?”

She held up the negative pregnancy test so he could connect the dots on his own. He dropped down next to her and pulled her into his arms. The compassionate move caused her tears to flow faster. It took her a while to speak past the raw emotion clogging her throat. Her hands gripped his back, and she held onto him as if he were a life preserver and she was drowning. That’s what it felt like even as her cheek rested against his warm chest.

She leaned away from him. “Since Phillip died, I’ve regretted not having a child with him, but I decided to focus on my career. The idea of marrying someone, anyone, was unthinkable. I had to get used to the idea of never having a child.”

“I get that.”

“But what if I can’t have children? What if I find out I can’t conceive? What if.

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