You are reading on AllFreeNovel.com
Font Size:

Page 30 of Trust Fund Fiancé (Texas Cattleman's Club: Rags to Riches 4)

“Why would you ask that?”

“Do you know how easy it is to have an ‘accidental’ pregnancy? That’s literally the oldest trick in the book.”

“You seriously think Ashley got pregnant on purpose?”

“Maybe.” Evelyn pursed her lips. “What kind of birth control were you using?”

“Ev, my God,” Evan groaned. His sister had yet to come to a boundary she wouldn’t cross, which had made it really difficult growing up with her.

Evelyn rolled her eyes at Evan. “If this conversation makes you squeamish, little brother, then go do something else for five minutes while the grownups talk.”

David cleared his throat. “She was on the pill, but I used condoms for the first month, until we both got tested. And then she wanted me to go bare, so I quit using them.”

Evelyn blinked at him. “And how long before she was pregnant?”

“Two months.”

“Bless your heart, David. And you really thought her getting pregnant that soon after you quit using condoms was an accident?”

“I did, yeah. But I didn’t have any reason not to believe it was an accident, because she was still on the pill.”

Evelyn gave a sad shake of her head. “Seriously. Bless your heart.”

“Ev, when she told me she was pregnant, she was crying and really upset. I just figured we had fallen into the small percentage of birth control failure. The pill isn’t one hundred percent effective, right?”

“No, it’s not. But. I don’t trust her. I’d bet my left nipple—and I don’t take that lightly, since I need both of them for breastfeeding—”

“Jesus Christ,” Evan groaned again, looking up at the ceiling.

Evelyn flapped a hand at him. “Seriously, go somewhere else, so David and I can finish this conversation,” she told Evan, before turning back to David. “As I was saying, I’d bet my left nipple that she quit taking the pill on purpose to get pregnant with Jacob. And if I were you, I wouldn’t trust her not to have another ‘accidental’ pregnancy.”

“You’re serious.”

“Dead serious. Do you want another accidental pregnancy?”

“No.”

“Do you want to have another baby, period?”

“Yes and no. I like the thought of Jacob having a brother or sister, but I don’t necessarily want to have another baby with Ashley.” He rubbed at his chin for a moment. “Does that make sense? Does that make me an asshole?”

“It doesn’t make you an asshole. It makes you a smart man,” Evelyn assured him. “So what do you say when she tells you she wants another baby?”

“At first I said I was fine with Jacob being an only child, but lately I’ve been saying I’ll think about it, just to stop the conversation for a while. But I really don’t want to have another child with her, so I’m hoping she’ll just drop it.”

“Don’t count on it,” she told him, then abruptly changed the subject again. “I know you’re not married, but do you love her?”

“No, he doesn’t,” Evan answered.

“I’m asking David.”

“You know, Ev, he came to see me. Not you. You’re not even supposed to be here, anyway.”

“I know. I’m not staying long and you can have him back when I leave,” Evelyn told Evan, before turning her attention back to David.

Taking a deep breath and releasing it slowly, David said, “No. I care about her, but I don’t love her.”

“If there was no Jacob, would you be with her?”


Articles you may like