Page 4 of April is for Asher

Though I expected him to be relieved that I didn't want anything from him. Also, I expected him to just walk away. Most guys from a one-night stand want nothing to do with a child. At least what I had seen from my friends. Until Asher, I've never done the one-night stand thing.

"I have a doctor appointment in a few days..."I start, but I don't even get to finish my sentence.

"I will be there. Let me see your phone. I’m going to put in my number, the number here, and a few of my friends’ numbers, so you are always able to reach me no matter what," he says, shocking me yet again.

He holds his hand out and waits patiently while I process everything he just said. I reach for my bag and search through it to find my phone that has shifted to the bottom. After unlocking it, I hand it to him.

Right away, he starts entering his number.

"I'm putting my cell, my house number, and the number here at the refuge with the extension that takes you right to my desk. Also, I'm adding in Jackson, Ford, and Miles numbers. Now that they are engaged, they are free a lot. If I'm out, I'm normally with one of them, or they will know where to find me."

My head spins with all the information he's giving me.

"I'm texting myself, so I have your number too," he says, with his fingers flying across my phone screen.

His phone beeps, and he is still typing on my phone. I start to wonder what he's doing and start to second guess giving him my phone over when he hands it back.

"You didn't have to do that," I tell him, looking at what he entered into my phone.

It was just the contacts he mentioned, along with a text to himself. He really wants to be reachable to offer six ways to get a hold of him.

When he pulls out his phone, I'm guessing to save my phone number.

"When and where is the doctor appointment so I can put it on my calendar right now," he says, looking up at me.

I give him the.

After entering the date and doctor info for next week, he says, "I will have to move a meeting with Charles."

My heart sinks. Why did I get my hopes up that he'd actually be there?

I've been to every doctor appointment alone. Everyone else there has the baby's dad with them. I always get looks. One girl is a surrogate and both the baby's parents are there.

Even though it sucks, I smile and push through it. Part of me was hoping to have Asher at my side this time, but no such luck, I guess.

"That's okay, you don't have to be there," I try to hide my disappointment.

He sets his phone down and looks me right in the eyes for a moment before speaking.

"I will be there. I'm sorry I was just thinking out loud," he says.

"You don't have to move a meeting around, it's just..."

"I will be there. There is no way I'd miss it," he says. There is an adamant tone in his voice, and I know without a doubt he will be there. I’m not sure how I know it, but he means what he says and his words mean something.

Though right now, he seems determined, but will he be this committed to be in his kid's life when he has to drive several hours one way to Billings? Probably not.

"After the appointment, I'd like to take you to lunch so we can discuss things. Like me visiting on the weekends and all when you move," he says, but he seems angry at the same time.

He has a life here and with what little I know about the refuge, I doubt he will be getting away every weekend. So what can it hurt to let him make plans? Plans are easy to break and I'm not going to pass up food.

"That's fine. Just no Chinese food or burgers. The smell of both makes me sick right now."

"Oh, I will find something. There is plenty to eat in Whitefish," he says.

I need to be careful around this man, as I can tell he'd be easy to believe and easy to lose my heart to him.

CHAPTER3

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