The Maverick's Secret Baby by Teri Wilson

Author:Teri Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-07-10T12:55:28+00:00

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They were getting married.

After months of running away from the altar as fast as he could, Finn was elated. He, Avery and their child were going to be a family. His baby would grow up with a real father, one who was there for him or her, every step of the way.

His relief was so palpable that it felt almost like something else. Joy. Maybe even...love.

He swept a lock of hair from Avery’s face and pressed his mouth to hers. It was a tender kiss. Gentle and reverent, full of all the things he didn’t know how to say. But while his eyes were still closed and his lips still sweet with Avery’s warmth and softness, she laid a palm on his chest, covering his heart.

She didn’t push him away, though. She didn’t have to. He got the message all the same.

“I have a few conditions,” she said.

Conditions?

His gut churned, and the sick feeling that had come over him last night as he’d watched Avery’s agonizing phone calls with her parents made a rapid return.

He sat up. “Such as?”

Avery propped herself against the headboard next to him and crossed her arms. “For starters, I’d like to keep the pregnancy quiet for a while. Just between us, as long as I can continue getting away with baggy clothes.”

He could live with that.

Finn nodded. “Fine. We can tell my family after the wedding. I’m not sure how quickly we can get the church, but once my dad hears we’re engaged, I’m sure he’ll be more than willing to pull a few strings and—”

She shook her head. Hard. “No.”

“I’m not talking about an out-and-out bribe.” Although Maximilian wasn’t exactly a stranger to that type of behavior. “But we know people in town, and—”

She cut him off again. “I mean no church wedding. I’d like to keep things as simple as possible. A ceremony at the justice of the peace, maybe.”

How romantic.

Finn suppressed the urge to sigh. After all, they were getting married for the baby. Why did he keep forgetting that?

He reached for her hand and wove his fingers through hers. “Are you sure that’s what you really want?”

“Yes, which brings me to my second condition.” She glanced at their intertwined hands and then promptly looked away, taking a deep inhale. “Given the circumstances, I think a marriage of convenience is the best idea.”

She let go of his hand and scrambled out of the bed, darting around the room as if she could somehow escape the remainder of the conversation.

No such luck, sweetheart.

“Avery,” he said as calmly as he could manage. “What are you talking about?”

She began pulling things out of her suitcase, refusing to make eye contact with him. “I’m just saying that since this marriage is about the baby, we shouldn’t muddy the waters by making it personal.”

What could possibly be more personal than having a child together?

He arched a brow. “And by personal, I’m guessing you mean sex.”

Avery’s face went as red as a candy apple. “Exactly. I’m glad you agree.

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