Page 39 of Shameless
“I’ll let you know if I ever see you again.”
“I thought we had plans to meet up in Vegas?”
A thrill raced through me. “We do. When are you coming?”
“Well, actually, that’s the reason I’m in a good mood.”
“Oh yeah?”
“While I was gone, my brother and his business partner decided they want to expand their gym empire to Las Vegas.”
“Oh really? That’s cool.”
“Yeah, and they want me to go scouting for locations.”
“When?”
“Not sure yet. Need to deal with this paternity mess.”
“Right.” I frowned. I couldn’t believe how much I was missing him, and wanted him to fly out to Vegas as soon as possible.
“But I promise it will be soon.”
15
Blake
Before he metand married Spencer, my brother once thought he was going to be a father. For some reason, he took his crazy ex’s word for it instead of asking for a paternity test. I never thought I’d be in a similar situation where I might become a father before I was ready. I was always adamant about using protection, given I never wanted to settle down before Stacey. And even after we were engaged, I still made sure to wrap that shit up. But here I was, walking into a damn doctor’s office to give them my DNA because the one woman I’d let into my heart had fucked it all up. I let my guard down with Stacey, and she took the rug and ripped it out from under me.
At the reception desk, I gave the woman my name and was asked to take a seat where a few pregnant women were waiting as well. For most of my adult life, being a father had been so far off my radar. I certainly never expected to learn what my future held from a cheek swab. If I was the father, I would do everything I could to be the best dad possible. If I wasn’t, then Stacey leaving me was for the best, because knowing she cheated was reason enough for me to fall out of love with her.
I grabbed a magazine off the table in front of me, and flipped it open to an article about decorating a nursery. A nursery! It wasn’t that long ago that I had a bachelor pad, but now I might need to turn my spare room into a nursery? The glossy photos showed cartoon zoo animals on a pink wall, with the name Willow in wood letters hanging behind a crib. Would that be what the room would look like at my place? I pulled out my phone and texted Sarah.
If you had a daughter what would you name her?
It didn’t take her long to reply:
Who is this and what have you done with Blake Montgomery?
I smiled and texted back:
LOL! I’m at the OB’s office reading a fucking parenting magazine
I never in my life thought I’d ever send a text with those words.
Ohhh! Are you in a gown naked from the waist down?
Does the thought turn you on?
Oh yeah. Rates right up there with pegging you!
I grunted a laugh and typed back:
Then I will steal one and bring it with me
Can’t wait ?
I can’t wait to see you ;)
