I felt my lips tugging into a smile. Hallie looked up at me, her gaze earnest.
“Good to know. Why don't you give me your number now? Since, well, since we're having a baby together. Are you sure I'm the father?” I belatedly thought to ask.
Hallie nodded quickly. “Absolutely, positively. I understand why you might not believe me, so we can do a paternity test if you want.”
I shook my head. “I believe you.”
Considering my own background, that was kind of amazing.
“Maybe we should do a test after the baby's born anyway,” she commented.
“Why?”
“Because it'll just make it for sure for you. I don't know what will happen with us.”
I shrugged. “All right, if you say so.”
“It makes it clean, you know? Straightforward.”
“Sure. I'm not an asshole, if you’re wondering.”
“I know you're not.”
“Are you sure, though? We only had one night together,” I offered bluntly.
Pink bloomed on her cheeks, and lust jolted me. Fuck me.Thiswoman. All she had to do was blush, and it set my body on fire.
I slipped my phone out of my pocket. She fumbled in her purse and pulled her phone out. I entered her number as she recited it, smiling to myself as I added her last name.
“What?” she prompted.
“It's nice to know your last name.”
I quickly sent her a text:It's Chase Mills. You know? The no-last-names guy.
She laughed softly, her eyes dipping down.
“I wanted to find you,” I said, deciding to be honest.
Her eyes widened.
“That night was pretty amazing, and I couldn't forget you.”
“How come you didn't?”
“Delilah pointed out if you’d wanted me to know your last name, you would’ve told me. I’d asked her if I could get your last name from the hotel. She had a point.”
“I wanted to find you too, but I thought it might be weird. Then I found out I was pregnant.”
“When do you see the doctor again?”
“In two weeks.”
“Can I go with you?”
Hallie’s brows rose.
“I'd like to be involved. It's really important.”
She nodded slowly. “Okay, I'll text you the appointment information and where it is. It’s in Anchorage. Will that be okay?”
“I'll make it okay.”