Who's the Daddy by Judy Christenberry

Author:Judy Christenberry [Judy Christenberry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373219629
Google: 48VIJ2ERFdAC
Amazon: 0373219628
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1999-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

“BOY, ARE YOU A GROUCH this morning,” Susan complained.

Max glared at her. “Just get me that file.”

She returned in less than a minute, a file in her hand. “Here it is. So, what’s bothering you?”

“Nothing.”

“I didn’t say anything to Mom or Karen about your girlfriend. If they found out, it wasn’t from me.”

“They didn’t find out.”

“Oh.”

He pretended to study the file he’d asked for, hoping his little sister would take the hint. She didn’t.

“So, are you still seeing her?”

“I don’t know.”

“Did she dump you?” Susan asked in astonishment.

“Susan,” he warned, putting every threat he’d ever made toward her—and that covered a lot of territory—into his tone.

“Okay, okay, I’m going, but she’s the one who made a mistake, if she did. You’re one terrific guy, big brother.”

Max held his sigh until she’d closed the door behind her. Sweet of her to try to make him feel better. But it didn’t do much good. He knew he was the father to Caroline’s baby.

But he couldn’t prove it.

Without proof, things were at a stalemate.

And he didn’t trust Adrian. The man might produce some kind of proof. Some kind of fake proof.

If the man had said he and Caroline had had an affair and then argued, causing her to run away, and Max had caught her on the rebound, he might have believed him. Caroline had been—not upset—but very cautious. Yes, that was the word, cautious.

But Adrian had chosen to lie about those two weeks. So Max knew Adrian wasn’t the father of the baby.

The baby was Max’s.

He was going to be a daddy.

He’d always intended to have a child, children. Somehow, it had never happened. Shrugging his shoulders, he admitted to himself that he hadn’t made much effort.

But when Caroline had walked through the door to the model home, he’d known, as sure as he knew his own name, that she was the one. And while he wouldn’t choose to marry her with a child already on the way, he didn’t have a problem with becoming a father.

Did he want a boy or a girl? The sex of his child hadn’t concerned him, but now he pictured Caroline holding their baby and somehow he just knew she’d be a girl. A baby daughter, just as beautiful as her mother. He’d teach her lots of things. How to defend herself. How to run a business. How to— He smiled even more. He wouldn’t have to teach her how to flirt. Her mother would take care of that. Or how to knock a guy off his feet.

Yeah, his baby girl would be perfect. Just like her mother. And he couldn’t wait to hold her.

He was lost in thought, contemplating the child, when Susan opened his door.

“Max, I’m going to go to lunch a little early, okay?”

“Yeah.” Whatever. He didn’t care what she did as long as she didn’t ask any more questions about Caroline. She withdrew from the doorway but didn’t close his door, so he had no difficulty hearing the outside door open.

“Hello. May I help you?”

“I’m Caroline Adkins.

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