Page 53 of Shine: Sins of the Father
“Yeah. I found out today.” Rafe spears a hand through his hair. “She’s been hidin’ it. Dad’s livid because she won’t name the father. Says she’s raising the baby herself.”
“How far along is she?” Kyle asks his brother.
“I don’t know. She’s just at that point she’s starting to show. How far is that?”
“I think Gigi started showing around four or five months,” TJ replies.
“Sounds about right,” Marcus adds. “I think that was about the time Brandy got a baby bump.”
In my head, I’m counting back the months and doing the math. That’s when I got that fucking text from Shine and that photo of Fiona.Jesus Christ.No wonder she won’t name the father.
It’s Shine.
Ain’t no way in hell I’m spilling those beans to Wolf or anyone here, so I keep my damn mouth shut. If this is true, I need to call Shine. But before I do that, I need to know from Fiona herself if it could be any other guy.
She’s gonna be surprised I know about the two of them. Goddamn, I’d hoped that shit had stayed in the past.
I wait until late, then make a beeline over to her shop. When I roll past, I see a light on in the upstairs apartment. Out of caution, I park a block down and walk back. Last thing I want is a suspicious Wolf catching my bike out front.
Climbing the exterior staircase to the second floor, I knock on her door. I figure since I don’t know her number to call her and give her a heads up it’s me out here, I better tell her. “Fiona, it's Reckless. Open up. I’ve got to talk to you.”
I hear movement on the other side of the door and figure she’s looking through the peephole. The door opens a few inches, and she peers out.
“What do you need, Reckless?” She scans behind me and down to the parking area.
“It’s just me. Can I come in? I need to talk to you.”
“About what?” It’s obvious she’s wary of letting me in.
“Shine.”
Her eyes widen.
“Yeah. I know.”
With that, she swings the door open, pulls me in, and closes it behind me. She’s wearing a loose-fitting sleeveless nightgown, but I can still see the bump.
“So, it’s true. You’re pregnant.”
She nods and goes to the couch, pulling a throw blanket over her and curling in the corner. “You know about Shine and me? How?”
“It is his, right? The baby.”
“Yes, but I haven’t told him. My father would blow a gasket if he knew Shine was the father. Just let it be, Reckless.”
I sit on the chair next to her. “You know Shine went up to Sonny’s looking for you, don’t you?”
“What?” She looks stunned. “He did?”
“Yeah. The real Desiree took one look at the photo he showed her and told him you were connected with the club.Shine thought you were some brother’s ol’ lady. He thought he’d fucked up royally, and he was pretty pissed you lied to him. That’s when he asked me who you were. He texted the photo to me. Shocked the shit out of me.”
“You told him who I was?”
“Damn right I did. He’s my brother, but your father is, too. So are Rafe and Kyle. And now I’m in a damn spot, Fiona. What the hell were you doing up at the cabin?”
“It’s a long story.”
“Shorten it,” I snap.
