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Josie
I couldn’t imagine what Dean was thinking by announcing that he was the father of my baby. We hadn’t ever even kissed in a romantic capacity. The friendly pecks on the cheek or forehead he often gave me when we said goodbye certainly didn’t get me pregnant.
Even though I knew it was wrong to go along with the lie, the profound relief visible in Alex’s expression after it was uttered kept me from speaking up to set the record straight. Alex’s pallor went from being a frightening grayish-green color to his cheeks being flushed with pink from the chill in the air within a matter of moments after Dean’s bold announcement.
I wanted to shout at the man I still loved, despite myself, that he didn’t have to look quite so relieved. After all, I hadn’t planned for this to happen, and it
