Chapter 3

I'd just turned on the shower water to heat up when I heard the muffled sound of knocking at my front door. Shit, that was fast. I should probably give the kid a good tip. I pulled my boxers back on before lightly jogging towards the door, grabbing my wallet from my work slacks as I went. I propped the door open so that it was just ajar while I ruffled around inside my wallet for a fifty. "How much was the total, man?" I asked as I pulled out the wadded bill, finally looking up when I received no answer. I was taken aback when I saw who was actually standing in front of me. "Danielle?" I rasped out breathily, my shock registering on my face and in my tone. "Yeah, hi," she huffed out, clearly not happy to be standing here talking to me. It felt like my eyes practically bulged out of my head when I caught her hand flicker down to her stomach - which I just now happened to notice was protruding out way more than normal. "Look, I know I s