The Baby Arrangement Baby, I'm Yours Baby, Be Mine by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2015-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

She had purposely unplugged the computer, and if she’d had her way, Nikki would have unplugged the house phone and turned off her cell phone too, but she wasn’t ready to risk another meltdown from her daughter like the one the night before.

Right on schedule, the house phone rang and she let Ellie answer it herself. Doing her best to keep busy and not listen to their conversation, she nearly jumped out of her skin when Ellie came up behind her. “Daddy wants you!” she said and handed the phone to Nikki before walking away.

What was she supposed to say? How was she supposed to let him know she thought he was the lowest form of life and she wished he’d never come back into their lives? She looked over at where Ellie was playing and knew that wasn’t the complete truth. If nothing else, her daughter deserved a father.

She just wished it were a father who knew how to keep it in his pants.

“Nicole? Are you there?”

“What? Oh, sorry. I was distracted.”

“How are you?” he asked in a way that used to make her smile. “How was school today?”

“The last week is always chaotic. The kids know summer vacation is right around the corner, so their attention span is even shorter.”

He chuckled. “I remember those days well. So listen, I was thinking maybe after the wedding, you and Ellie could come and spend the week here with me. I think it would be a nice break after all the wedding stuff, and you can relax after a full school year and all. What do you think?”

She sighed and walked to where she was out of Ellie’s hearing but could still keep an eye on her. “I appreciate the invitation, Josh, but I don’t think it’s a good idea.”

He was stunned. “May I ask why?”

“I’ve been doing some thinking and lines are getting blurred here. Neither of us is looking to really get involved beyond being co-parents, and after Ellie’s temper tantrum last night, well…it just confirmed what I had thought last week. She’s confused. She doesn’t understand why you’re here one day and gone the next. It’s too disruptive to the way things have been. I’ve made up a calendar of what I think would be the best way for us to handle visitations. You’ll see her two weekends a month and we’ll divide holidays. I think that’s fair.”

“Fair? Dammit, Nicole, what’s going on? You’re talking like I’m a stranger. I don’t want visitation only with my daughter. I want to share custody of her. I want us all to be together! I thought you understood that!” His voice rose with each word, and he felt like he had been sucker punched. Where had all of this come from?

“I’m sorry if I led you to believe it was going to go that way. After having a couple of days to think about it, I realized we don’t really know each other, and it’s crazy to try and force the whole family thing.

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