Baby Be Mine(Spinsters & Casanovas Series Book 1)(115)

Then what her friends said to her earlier that evening came back to haunt her. What if her child did want to know who the father was? She knew she couldn’t lie. Maybe it was best to contact Anton and tell him the truth. If he did reject her, then it wouldn’t matter, since she was prepared to raise her child alone anyway. But if he accepted her situation, then maybe she could learn to love him. But she couldn’t help thinking about the other cousin, the other cousin who had kissed her.

Clarice reflected on the events that had transpired that day. From first thing in the morning when she’d fantasized about kissing Hunter, to being carried by Hunter because she couldn’t walk due to her sore feet, to finding out Hunter was the other Silverton heir, to Hunter sitting next to her during lunch, and then to hugging Hunter when she found out she was pregnant.

Oh, what was she to do with her heart? It began to beat for Hunter and for Hunter alone.





CHAPTER 27





This was utterly and undeniably stupid. Hunter had officially become a stalker, adopting the old-fashioned style of trailing his prey. Even worse, he had to disguise himself as an old blind man, complete with sunglasses and a walking cane. Not to mention the wig he’d bought from the party store. It continued to itch his skull like a plague of swarming locusts. He just wanted to throw the damn thing away.

So she wanted to confess that much, right? Hunter seethed in anger. Over his dead body. She had absolutely no right to date another guy when he, the father of her child, was hiding outside between the many bushes, stalking her, staring at her making googly eyes with his cousin inside the restaurant. His eyes were about to drop out of their sockets.

It had all began after the hospital visit when Hunter and Max had accidently met. Hunter couldn’t control his curiosity when Max told him it was his own cousin she had wanted. So that was what it was? All that time, she was pinning after his cousin. Well, she wasn’t going to get him. What a devil she was, pregnant with his baby and still trying to seduce Anton. So Hunter had blackmailed Max into helping him stop Clarice. Hence, they came up with this elaborate plan at the grocery store, where he had forced Max to carry all the many fruits and vegetables he’d bought for Clarice.

He couldn’t understand why he needed to stop her, though. Maybe it was his conscience. It was his baby after all. He felt a sense of responsibility. Plus, there was also the fact his avocado was his goddess, which really drummed it in for him. Now he understood why every time he dreamed about his faceless goddess, it ended up being Clarice. And also, there was the added bonus that if he could stop her confession, she might look his way and maybe sleep with him again so he could sleep soundly for once.

Yeah, keep thinking that, Hunter. Because even he couldn’t understand this foreign feeling developing inside him. Truth be told, Clarice was the first woman he truly paid any attention to; heck, he’d even volunteered to stoop as low as dressing as an old blind man just to stop her.

And then there was Fern, who had accidently seen him coming out of the party store with a bag full of accessories. She was curious and asked him for the whole story, not relenting until he told her everything, except for the pregnancy bit. He wasn’t ready to spread the news just yet. But now she wanted to join in the fun too. Although, Hunter hadn’t a clue as to what Fern’s intentions were.

Fern realized she couldn’t have Anton getting close to Clarice, since every time Anton was near Clarice, or Caroline for that matter, she experienced a niggling jealousy sprouting within her. She wanted Anton to notice her, and having the other girls near him, he would always neglect her. Although, she would never hate Clarice—the girl was such a kind soul—but that Caroline, no way in hell would she let Anton be with her.