His baby

Chapter 17

Katie's POV

I don't even remember thinking in my head, I'm going to hit him. All I know is that once  I saw his dumb face, and heard his dumb voice... I couldn't control my self. I rose my hand, and I slapped the shit out of Hunter. And yes it did help me feel better.

Hunter face flew to side slightly and his hand immediately found his jaw. He massaged it with his fingers before looking at me. "I guess I deserved that." He says with his usual smugness.

I scoff feeling my self get more upset. "You guess!? You deserve way more than a slap Hunter, I can guarantee that!" I spat with a finger pointed in his face. I can't believe what he just pulled! He told millions of people that we were getting married after I specifically told him no. He went against me  and my feelings for his own selfish reason.

"Does it ever occur to you to think about anybody other than yourself?!-" I began but I'm rudely cut off by Hunter. Which only fueled my anger more, because he had the audacity to cut me off! The audacity to feel he was entitled to say something, after what he just did.

"-I did?! I thought about you and the baby! It's better this way, for the baby and for you—"

"— Hunter!" I cut him off not wanting to his hear his sorry lie of an excuse. "—Say that line one more time about this being about me or the baby and I will slap the shit out of you again!! You did this for yourself, because you're selfish and you don't care. You don't care about how I feel-"

"-But I do car—"

"—BUT YOU DON'T!  Because if you did, you would have respected the fact that I said no. But your entitled ass went over that fact and decided you were just going to do whatever the hell you wanted... with my life!"

I don't think I've ever been this mad in my entire life. I don't think I've ever yelled at one person this much at one time. But, I was heated. I was so mad that I could feel my heart pounding against my chest, and my blood literally turn hot in my veins. I was boiling with anger so much that I was even breaking a sweat. How is it possible that one person can get me this mad.

Hunter didn't say anything he simply looked at me as if he didn't know what to say. Honestly, what could he say, because he knows I'm right. There's no way to defend yourself when you know you're in the wrong. All he could do was admit his fault and try to make it better.

After a few second of us just looking at each other Hunter breaks the silence. "You're right. Part of this was for myself-"

I scoff cutting him off, "-Part?"

He sighs deeply, "Okay, all of it! I know I'm selfish, but you just don't understand. This isn't just about an image or a reputation for me. This is my job... this is my life! I'm nothing without the company I've built. There are people betting on my failure, and people sitting by waiting for me to make a mistake. And-

-I'm not saying that this baby is a mistake. But I sure as hell didn't plan this. No disrespect, but I fucked up. And don't get me wrong, I'm happy I'm going to be a father. But, t-this happened on a one night stand, and if people knew that... I'm proving them right. That-

-I'm irresponsible, immature, selfish, careless, unfit, every brutal swing that anyone has taken at me... it's all true! I don't know what I'm doing! I can't get things right with my company, can't get things right with you, I can't even book a god damn hotel room right!" He exclaims and I don't think I'd ever seen so much emotion in him. And not only see it, but hear it in his voice.

He pauses for a second allowing himself to calm down before he spoke in a softer tone. "-I just wanted one thing to be right... when two people have a baby... they're married." I had been so wrapped up in the moment that I didn't even realize how close Hunter was to me.

I looked up at him my eyes immediately connecting with his, due to him already being looking down at me. My gaze drowned in his deep brown eyes as they searched for anything less than sincerity. I couldn't find anything, but desire. I could tell he really wanted this. I sigh deeply breaking eye contact with him as I threw my head back.

I can't believe I was seriously considering this. My gaze met with Hunter's yet again, and the emotion in them hadn't changed. "Fine." I hear myself say before I could even fully process it. Once again my mouth did all the talking not allowing my mind to keep up.

"We get engaged, let people believe we're getting married. We can even have an engagement party, but once this baby is out... we call it off. We say we got into a fight or something, and that's that. No wedding, no marriage." I negotiate, well more like demand, because I wasn't agreeing to anything else, but this.

Hunter steps away from me and pinches the bridge of his nose. "So no marriage?" He asked and I nod crossing my arms. "No, we just let people think we're going to get married." I state to clarify and Hunter sighs running his hand through his hair. "So.. it's all pretend?" He asked raising an eyebrow at me and I shake my head quickly.

"No... well not technically. We're going to actually be engaged. It's just like not working out before actually getting married. Plus, this way you can protect your image and we don't actually have to get married." I reassure and Hunter doesn't respond. I watched as he looks down at his feet as if he was thinking about our situation more fully. I hope he agrees, because this is all I'm offering.

Hunter lifts his head and a small smile is plastered across his lips. "Thank you Katie. This means a lot." He says wholehearted, and I smile back. It was nice to hear him being so genuine. "And, I'm sorry for everything I said about you and--" I began until Hunter cuts me off. "-It's fine you were right, but I wanna be better." He says once again in a genuine tone.

A wide smile spreads across my face and Hunter smiles back making him look a thousand times better. Hunter is already probably one of the most, if not the most attractive man I have ever seen, but when he smiles... he seems to get sexier. Like, is that even possible?!

"You know what I need?" I ask Hunter and he look raises an eyebrow at me and gestures for me to continue. "A banana split and a foot rub and since now you're my fiancé all..." I trail off and Hunter laughs already know what I was getting at. "I got you." Hunter winks at me causing me to smile. "-But it's going to be after work. That ok?" He ask and I nod.

"Actually yes, because I was suppose to be at work an hour ago." I comment looking down at my watch. I really needed to get going. I said my goodbye to Hunter before rushing into my car and driving off to work. Even miles away Hunter managed to find himself lingering in my mind.

How is that when it comes to this man that all my common sense seem to just fly out the window?

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