Page 18 of A Secret Baby for Christmas
She takes me in, half dressed and my hair disheveled, and her gaze goes to her naked father.
“No…” She shakes her head as she scans the room, taking in the clothes scattered on the floor. “Are you two...?”
But she can’t finish her sentence.
“Fucking?” Hans provides.
I wince at the harshness of how that sounds. Because what we’ve been doing all night is so much more than that, isn’t it?
Allie turns on her dad. “Are you fucking Chloe?” Her disbelief turns to rage as she sees the truth in his eyes. He puts his hands up in surrender, leaving his dick swinging between his legs. It would be comical if Allie didn’t look so angry.
“It’s not like that.”
Allie cuts him off. “Then what’s it like, Dad? I’m out for one night, and you seduce my best friend.”
“We thought you’d be gone overnight. How come you’re back?” I venture to ask.
Her eyes snap to mine, and there’s pity in them. “I’m so sorry, Chloe. I’m so sorry my dad can’t keep it in his pants.”
“There’s a storm coming in,” says Hans. He’s rubbing Allie’s shoulder, trying to calm her down. “After last week we didn’t want to get stranded, so we left after dinner.”
Allie gives him a look as if telling him off for being practical at a time like this.
I’ve got my clothes on by now, and Mr. Porter is shrugging on his briefs.
“It’s not like that,” I say quietly. This isn’t how we were supposed to tell Allie, but there’s no point in hiding the full truth now.
“Then what’s it like?” She looks so confused and hurt, and I hate that I’ve done this to her. “I don’t get how I’m out for one night and this is what happens.”
“We’re together.” Mr. Porter takes my hand firmly, and the sturdiness of his hold steadies my heartbeat.
Allie frowns. “Together? How can you be together when Chloe just got here yesterday?”
I look away because I’m a coward, and I can’t face the hurt on my best friend’s face. Mr. Porter doesn’t say anything, and the wheels must be turning in Allie’s head because she gasps.
“How long has it been going on?” she asks. “How long, Dad?”
She’s yelling now, and both Hans and Mr. Porter are trying to calm her.
“Just calm down, Allie, and we’ll talk about it.”
“I’m not fucking calming down. I’ve just walked in on you fucking my best friend. Are you the reason she left?”
Her voice gets high-pitched, and then Hugo’s cries add to the noise. I dart away to get him from the bedroom, glad of the distraction. When I come out of the room with Hugo in my arms, Allie is staring at us. She looks at Hugo and then back at her dad, realization hitting her.
“Oh, my God…” She sinks into a chair. “I think I’m going to be sick.”
Hans rubs her back, standing guard over her like a protective polar bear.
“You’re the father, aren’t you, Dad? It’s you?”
Mr. Porter nods, and Allie drops her head into her hands. “Get out,” she says to her dad.
Tears fall from her eyes and I want to hug her, but Hans has a frown on him like he’ll kill anyone who gets near Allie. I decide I do like him.
“Allie Cat…” Her dad takes a step toward her. And she practically growls at him.
“You’re the reason Chloe left. You seduced my friend and got her pregnant and neither of you thought to tell me?”
