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"Oh," said Jade, sitting up "We’re not a couple"

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean - "

"It’s fine," I said a little too harshly Jade’s words had stung, ce over in the car on the drive here

With one last aard so was dampened

"Reid" Jade wrapped her hand around ? I thought you’d be happy"

"I aiveto realize that I don’t want to be just the father of your baby?"

HerI pulled it fro

I turned away from Jade "Hi Mom"

"Hi, sweetheart Are you kids still busy?"

"No," I replied "We just got done We’re heading back to ca lunch with Erik and Raquel, and we’d all love to see you Raquel and I are dying to hear how your appointe of et Jade home"

Jade appeared at o"

"Please honey," h the phone "You don’t have to stay long"

Jade pleaded with her eyes, and roaned because the woers

"Alright, we’ll be there in about twenty or so lee "We’ll see you soon"

WE STOPPED OUTSIDE OF Jade’s parents’ house, and Jade’sher car door They both gushed, and ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’, firing questions about the baby I greeted both mom’s with a kiss on the cheek, and walked to the front door where our fathers aiting My father pulled ood to see you"

"You too," I replied honestly

I stuck my hand out for Jade’s father, Erik, to shake, and he did so without ry when he found out Jade was pregnant, but he seemed better now Either e needed to have a conversation

"Erik," I greeted

"Reid" His eyes remained cool, as did his de me up He’d never had a proble up, but I hated that he now looked at hter knocked up

"Can we talk?" I asked, tightening rip on his hand

He nodded, and walked inside without bothering to wait for e colonial styleup the second floor The floor was tiled in the foyer and the kitchen, but the rest of the house had lush, dark carpets

I followed Erik to his study, a large room down the hallway on the first floor, and squelched any reservations while he shut the door This conversation was a month overdue, but he couldn’t blanancy a secret until teeks ago