My Girlfriend Wanted to Have Her Bestie's Baby

Austin's First-Person POV"I'll come pick you up in a week," Mom said to me.Once she left, I went out drinking with a buddy of mine, Dean Gould. However, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted two familiar figures at the bar.Samuel Chapman had his arm around Roxanne Moore's waist. His other hand had slipped under her skirt, and I could see the light catching on something slick that coated his fingers.I saw the looks of blissful ecstasy.Rage surged within me. I couldn't stop myself from storming over to them.The moment Roxanne met my blazing gaze, her eyes flashed with sheepish guilt. She quickly pulled Samuel's hand from under her skirt. But at the very next moment, she began questioning me, "Why are you here? Are you hooking up with some slut off the street?"I clenched my fists and fired back, "Didn't you say you were still on a business trip? Why are you here at a bar with Samuel?"Before Roxanne could speak, Samuel piped up, "Austin, you can't blame Roxy. She only li

"Just come right out and say it," I said before pausing to take a deep breath. "What does Samuel want this time?"It'd become a pattern by now. Whenever Roxanne showed me the slightest hint of warmth or care, it always had something to do with Samuel."It's nothing, really," Roxanne said as she schooled her tone back into a patient one. "Sam wants to have a baby with me. His psychiatrist said it would help with his recovery."I froze. Could any words sound more absurd than that?Roxanne was telling her own boyfriend she wanted to have another man's baby!I never imagined she would go to such lengths for Samuel. She would rather have a child with him than marry me.After laughing in self-deprecation, I nodded. "Let's break up. That way, nothing will get in the way of you having his baby."Roxanne's eyes flashed with disbelief. She shot to her feet, screaming, "Austin Shaw! This is not a discussion. I'm telling you my decision! Don't even think about threatening me with a breakup.

The security guard looked at Roxanne as if she were some kind of clown, firing back, "You're Mr. Shaw's girlfriend? Then why are you engaged to another man?"It was a simple question that left everyone in the car feeling rather awkward.Maureen had to explain the situation to the security guard, only for him to roll his eyes at her. "That explains why Mr. Shaw sold the apartment and left. He doesn't want to be made a sucker."No one could respond to that."There's no way Austin would move away!" Chewing her lip, Roxanne quickly gave me a call.That was how she found out he'd already blocked her number.Panicked, she ignored the security guard and rushed into the apartment complex. Even when she tripped and twisted her ankle, she ignored the pain and scrambled back onto her feet at once.She ran right up to the apartment and tried to unlock the door with her fingerprint, but it indicated that her fingerprint wasn't recognized.Roxanne began pounding on the door, her face lightin

Every single time, Austin had remained calm and tried to have a rational discussion with Roxanne. However, he was always met with her impatience."Why do you always have to pick on Sam? Don't you have any shame? Sam is just my best friend. Do you think you'd even be here if something was going to happen between Sam and me?"Don't you dare speak ill of Sam again. Otherwise, I'll break up with you! Can you stop being so petty? I wish you'd learn a thing or two from Sam!"All of her brazen, reckless words were now stabbing her in the foot."I shouldn't have reacted so badly back then. I shouldn't have lost my temper at you," Roxanne said remorsefully."Even up until this moment, you're still so hopelessly daft. For the life of me, I can't figure out why I was ever blind enough to fall in love with you," Austin said. "Don't bother me again, or I'll make sure you pay for it."He dropped the call and blocked the number. Roxanne made a few more attempts with other borrowed phones, but A

That final comment hit a raw nerve with Roxanne. She screamed hysterically, "No! I love Nathan! We were together for nine years! Everything that happened in the past year was just a silly mistake!"However, the crowd scoffed. No one believed her."So what if we were together for nine years? That's nowhere near enough to compete with your beloved guy best friend," I remarked. "You simply liked flirting with him while keeping me on the hook. You wanted to have your cake and eat it too.""I'm sorry, Austin! I swear I'll keep my distance from Samuel from now on, so please come back with me! Mom keeps talking about you every day. Please, even if it's only for her sake, just give me another chance, okay?"Roxanne knew she didn't have a leg to stand on, so she brought up Maureen again, hoping to appeal to my emotions.I simply questioned right back, "I'm curious about one thing. How did your mother react when she found out you wanted to have Samuel's baby? Did she try to stop you? Or did