Chapter 61

Hope



"Of course, he's going to be there." Lesley's voice rang through the cell phone's speaker. "Why else would his mother invite you."

"I don't know." I shook my head, glancing from the phone that was sitting on my bed to my reflection in the mirror.

The dress was a nice fit and gave me a presentable shape even though my seven months old belly protruded forward.

"What are you going to do when you see him?"

Lesley's question made me pause. Since last night, my body vibrated with tension over the thought of seeing Killian again but now that I thought about it, what the hell was I supposed to do when I saw the father of my child who claimed he loved me but nearly exterminated me in bed?

I shook the unwanted memory away. If I wanted to be logical I would've returned to him a long time ago because having a baby alone was terrifying and being pregnant with a broken heart was worse.

But I didn't want to be logical. I wanted to be emotional and selfish. I was simply going to—

"You're go