The Breakers Ultimatum (YA Urban Fantasy) (Fixed Points Book 3) by Kressley Conner

Author:Kressley, Conner [Kressley, Conner]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2014-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Baby Daddy

“I can’t believe you knocked somebody up, bro. I didn’t think you had it in you.”

It had taken three hours for Royce to wake up after I had inadvertently knocked him out, but only thirty seconds for him to make me wish he never had.

“Look at the ginger snap over here; gonna be a baby daddy. I’m proud of you bro!” Royce gave Casper a slap on the back which, for whatever reason, made me really uncomfortable. In fact, the whole idea of Royce and Casper being friends rubbed me the wrong way. Casper belonged to me. Well, me and Liv Rivers, and the citizens of Clarity – Oh, and some random college girl named Sarah… and their baby.

Whatever! The point was he was my friend, and I wasn’t planning on sharing him with some smug cowboy with a God complex.

“Shut up, Royce,” I said, almost out of habit. Seriously, I should have a ‘Shut up, Royce’ t-shirt. At least a bumper sticker.

“Don’t be mad, Sweetheart. You jealous? Feelin’ a little twinge in the ol’ biological clock. Don’t worry. Give it a little time and good ol’ Royce will put a bun square in that oven.” He gave me a stupid, cocky wink. “Can’t fight fate, Babydoll.”

“You sicken me,” I said, sneering at him. But that wasn’t the truth, not really. Sure, the idea of shaking his hand, much less allowing him to impregnate me, seemed as wrong as it did foreign. But he had risked his life to save mine. We had fought together, ran together, and lost things together. It was hard to truly hate someone after that. I wasn’t about to tell him that, though.

A loud shout came from the kitchen, causing Casper to drop his cheese log (I have no idea why or how he got it). It had been like that since the three of them had woken up. Royce came out here to annoy Casper and me, while Dahlia and Echo gave Renner a hard time about what had happened, what he had helped me do.

“Give me a minute,” I said, standing up and heading toward the kitchen.

“Where are you going?” Casper asked through a mouthful of cheddar (maybe he was using the thirty-second rule).

“This is at least half my fault. I can’t let him take the heat for it alone.” I moved to the door, ready to open it and throw myself on the metaphorical sword, when I heard the shouting again.

“You know that’s not what I meant!” It was Dahlia’s voice, and it was shrill, high and, above all, tired.

“Then what did you mean, dearest? Because from my end, it sounds like you were siding with your friend instead of your husband.” Echo sounded equally tired.

“I’m just saying that there is more than one side to this. There are things to consider.”

“Like the fact that he almost got her killed!” Echo shouted.

“Lower your voice. The children will hear you,” Dahlia hissed.

“You’re being dramatic, Echo. The girl was born for this, and keeping her from it won’t do anyone any good.

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