“And I’m still intrigued by you. I’m more intrigued by you now than I was before.” He kissed me. “So, tell me, Liv, what do you want me to do?”
“You said that you met up with Luke and Gabby and Henry that day?” I said and decided to ask him the questions that had been puzzling me. “How do you know Luke?”
“His grandfather and mine grew up together,” he said right away. “I’ve known him since we were young.”
“How come we never heard about you or met you when he dated Alice?”
“I don’t know.” He shrugged.
“How does Luke know Gabby?” I said softly. “And why do either of you care what happens to her and the baby?”
“It’s complicated.” Xander made a face. “I don’t think it’s important.”
“I just want to be able to understand.” I sighed.
“Look, I have to go and meet Henry now.” He sat up and pulled me up as well. He kissed me hard over and over again and then pulled back. “Henry and I need to meet up with Luke to discuss something this morning.”
“Oh, okay.” I frowned, and he kissed my cheek.
“Don’t be mad at me, okay?” He gazed into my eyes. “This whole thing will work out. You just tell me what you want.”
“I want you to do what you want to do,” I said softly. “I want you to make the decision.”
“Okay.” He nodded and got out of the bed. “I have to go now. Can I see you later tonight?”
“Yeah, call me,” I said, trying not to have an attitude.
“I’ll see you later, Liv.”
He jumped out of bed, and I watched as he pulled his clothes on and left the room. I lay back with a sigh and closed my eyes. Maybe, one day, we’d be able to get it right.
“So, you think Luke might be the father of the baby?” Alice’s jaw dropped as we sat in a booth at our local diner and ate mozzarella sticks.
“Yes, it’s the only thing that makes any sort of sense.” I nodded. “Every time I bring Luke’s name up, he acts funny.” I sat back. “Crazy, right?”
“I can’t believe it.” She shook her head. “I knew he was a dog, but damn.”
“I know, but we know he’s shady because he cheated on you with Joanna.”
“I wonder if he hooked up with Gabby while he was dating me as well.” She shuddered. “He’s fucking gross.”
“Tell me about it.” I sipped on my Coke. “And Gabby is such a slut. And now she’s marrying my man.” I made a face.
“Why is Xander marrying her again?” Alice made a face. “It’s not like it’s his baby.”
“I guess he and Luke are good friends. And, well, it helps him out as well.”
“They can’t be that good of friends,” Alice said. “I never even heard his name before.”
“I know. I was thinking about that as well,” I said with a sigh. “So many things don’t make sense.”
“Oh my God.” Alice leaned forward. “Don’t look now, but Gabby just came into the diner.”
“Oh no,” I groaned.
“And she’s with Henry.”
“Henry?” My voice rose, and I couldn’t stop myself from looking over toward the entrance. My jaw dropped as I watched Gabby and Henry walking to a booth, his hand on her back, his fingers tenderly stroking her. “What the fuck is going on?” I turned back to Alice. “Are we in the twilight zone?”
