Watch Out For Mood Swings

Kira blinked. ‘What…what does it mean?’ Austyn snatched the paper from her hand and tore it to shreds. ‘Do I really need to spell it out for you?’ ‘Please do.’ Kira had an inkling of what the report meant, but she needed to hear it from Austyn’s lips. ‘It means I’m not Aiden’s father.’ Kira nodded mechanically, still processing the news. She let Austyn lead her to the Hummer, bundle her into the front passenger seat and buckle her up. She didn’t speak again until the car had left the hospital. ‘So Aiden’s not your son?’ ‘You finally get it.’ Austyn exhaled. ‘But…how can that be?’ Kira was utterly bewildered. ‘Deborah…’ Deborah had acted so confidently in the café. She was so sure that Austyn would take Aiden home. The woman even begged Kira to be a kind stepmother. Austyn had no answer to that, either. He had not detected any signs of deception when Deborah told him Aiden was his son. She was convinced of it. When Austyn mentioned a paternity test, she did not object as if she was cert