“Maybe?” She shook her head, and I could see she looked dazed as well. “I’m seriously confused here.”
“Me too.” And then suddenly, it hit me. “What if Henry is the dad?”
“What?” She frowned.
“What if Henry is the baby daddy?” I nodded as the idea started to make sense. “Maybe Xander is marrying her because Henry doesn’t want to, but they figure Xander can because of the inheritance and stuff, and this way, they can make sure the baby is taken care of.”
“I guess that could make sense.” She nodded. “I did wonder why Henry was there last weekend.”
“It was odd, right? And he kept talking about babies.” I nodded. “Shit, I should become a detective,” I said excitedly. “Frigging Henry is the dad.”
“But what about Luke?” Alice frowned.
“Who knows?” I shrugged, and we both looked at Gabby and Henry smiling and flirting on the other side of the restaurant.“Wait a second. I’m getting a call.” I grabbed my phone from my bag and pulled it out. “Hello?”
“Hey, you.” Xander’s voice sounded smooth and sexy.
“Hey, you back.” I smiled into the phone.
It’s Xander, I mouthed toward Alice, and she grinned.
“What are you doing?”
“Alice and I are eating.”
“Will you be done soon?” he asked softly. “I want to see you.”
“Well, I’m with Alice …” My voice trailed off as I looked at my friend.
“It’s fine,” she whispered to me. “I’m going to go home and do my nails.”
“You sure?” I asked with a frown.
“Positive.” She nodded. “Go and get the dirt from Xander.”
“Okay.” I grinned. “You still there, Xander?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, I’m downtown. Come and meet me at the bookstore on Steamer Avenue in an hour.”
“Okay. I’ll see you there in an hour,” he said and hung up.
“We’re meeting in an hour.”
“Sounds good.” Alice grinned. “I can’t wait to find out what’s going on.”
“I already told you.” I grinned back at her.
“Okay, Sherlock.”
She laughed, and I winked at her, excited to see Xander and find out what decision he had made.
“I missed you today.” Xander kissed me and twirled me around.
“I missed you too,” I said giddily, happy to see him. “So, before we go any further, I have a question to ask you.”
“Okay …” He looked at me with a curious expression.
