Crescent Cove

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Have my baby. That was what my single-dad best friend, Seth, said to me while I was waitressing at the diner. His little girl wants a sibling. But Seth is a workaholic millionaire and doesn't have time to meet someone. Someone who won't screw him over, like his kid's mother. Only problem is this someone has secretly been in love with him since high school. I've been hiding it forever, not wanting to risk our friendship.

You鈥檙e going to be a daddy. Those were the last words I ever expected to hear. As one of the fabled Hamilton twins, I enjoy my life just as it is. Why wouldn鈥檛 I? Check out my stats. Co-owner of Hamilton Realty, a multi-million dollar business. Doting uncle to my niece, Laurie, and my soon-to-be nephew. All-around sexy, single guy who doesn鈥檛 do strings - ever. Then, I went to Vegas with my sister-in-law鈥檚 best friend, Sage. Choices were made. Alcoholic beverages were consumed. Virginities were taken. Hers, not mine. Then Sage announced I鈥檇 knocked her up.

I found a new apartment near my new school. Yay me. I also found myself unexpectedly naked with Dare, the smoking-hot single-dad mechanic who works next door. Dare did more than clean my spark plugs that night, let me tell you. Then my worlds collide when Dare shows up at his son鈥檚 parent-teacher conference. Next thing I know, surprise! Pregnant. Dare knows I鈥檓 worried about my job at the Catholic school and about how I鈥檓 going to handle the baby that might be his. Please, God, let it be his. I just never expected Dare to propose marriage.

We had the hottest hookup ever. And now, she鈥檚 having my baby. I鈥檓 a carefree single guy. A successful race car driver who enjoys hitting the track - hard. I don鈥檛 do commitments. Hell, I rarely even do repeats. Until I spent the night with a gorgeous, funny woman who rocked my world. No names. No identifying details. Just lots and lots of pleasure. Until we meet up again at my older brother鈥檚 wedding. And guess what, she鈥檚 my brand new sister-in-law, Rylee Ford. And apparently, now she hates me. Oh, and she鈥檚 also pregnant. Surprise, I鈥檓 the daddy.

Baby Daddy Wanted: "Single, personable woman seeking a man for the purposes of procreation. No further interaction with the child is required, unless desired by father-to-be. Child will be created the old-fashioned way, assuming both parties agree." I wasn鈥檛 expecting much, to tell the truth. For a week, I got no bites. Then I got a reply. We started to email. Text. He was sweet. Funny. Suddenly, the idea of doing the naked make-a-baby rumba with him seemed like more fun than function. Then I found out who he was. He found out who I was. Tomorrow, I鈥檓 going to see him at work.

"Snowed in rocker makes unplanned baby with saucy waitress. News at 11." I could see the tabloids now. Yeah, I play guitar and sing occasionally. But my main role is as a producer for other musicians. That's why I came to Crescent Cove - to help rock star Kellan McGuire with his first solo project. Not to get stuck in a surprise snowstorm with a smart, funny lass with big brown eyes, and a very flexible...body. The next night, I was on a flight back to LA. I returned to town months later to help Kellan. Right.

I鈥檓 having a millionaire鈥檚 baby...New Year鈥檚 Eve, a night of new beginnings. Asher and I talked and sipped champagne. Eventually, we went up to my room at the bed and breakfast and...Let鈥檚 just say when I left that room, I was no longer a virgin. And that was it. Until I was approached for a nanny position that I wasn鈥檛 sure I was equipped for. And the man behind the curtain raising his best friend鈥檚 little girl was...Asher.

I鈥檓 the one who isn鈥檛 pregnant. Yet.... Expanding my successful caf茅 was a no-brainer. Sleeping with the contractor? Well, mix some hormones, excellent coffee, and the romantic atmosphere of the movie Halloween, and naked stuff happens. Yeah, Gideon is smokin鈥� hot, as shown by the photos from that pesky camera crew that鈥檚 suddenly following us around. Say what? Because surprise - he鈥檚 a single father, and now he鈥檚 the most eligible one in Crescent Cove. Every horny woman in our small town wants a go at his tool...belt.

Okay, so he wasn鈥檛 actually my ex. August is my best friend鈥檚 older brother, and he just went with me to Macy and Gideon鈥檚 wedding. You know, friends with no benefits. Then we ended up having sex at said wedding. We agreed to not do it again. Until I thought I was pregnant. And instead of being upset, I was happy. Except I wasn鈥檛. Pregnant, that is. Then I drunk dialed August and asked him to make a baby with me. On purpose. I wanted to take it back. To die of shame. But the next thing I knew, he was at my door....

A baby in a basket left on a doorstep is such a clich猫...It鈥檚 also my life. I carry a gun and a badge and help keep order in small town Crescent Cove. What I don鈥檛 do? Change diapers. Sing songs about sharks. Or...ask for help. But my best friend, Gina Ramos, knows I鈥檓 in over my head. She鈥檚 the only one keeping me sane. And playing house with her is starting to feel way too real. And get way too hot. Because the biggest thing I don鈥檛 want to do? Is to lose my best friend...or find out my little girl isn鈥檛 really mine.

Braking too fast when it鈥檚 snowing? Bad. Crashing your new sports car? Worse. Kissing a beautiful stranger with lips that taste like vanilla who flees without sharing her digits...or even her name? Worst of all. But I was determined not to leave small town Crescent Cove before Christmas without finding my gorgeous mysterious woman. And I succeeded. I just didn鈥檛 expect our night of cider-scented passion - hey, we visited the holiday festival first - to lead to a gift that will keep on giving forever. Now I have to convince her to take a chance on me, no matter the odds...

My new neighbor is sinfully delicious. He鈥檚 also an elementary schoolteacher who flirts with absolutely everyone. I flirt back - all very casually - until the night he accidentally ends up in my bed. And, since I鈥檓 very in tune with the universe, I can鈥檛 look a gift di...ah, horse in the mouth, right? Caleb鈥檚 hot as heck, and he鈥檚 not all talk when it comes to his seductive charm. Let鈥檚 just say rulers have nothing on him. Cough, cough, wink. Then I start craving pickle-flavored ice cream. With peanut butter sauce and a cherry on top.

Long hours revamping Tish鈥檚 place leads to more than a few sparks....and not the kind that require the fire department. So, when she needs a date for a memorial, I鈥檓 not missing my chance. But surprise! Crescent Cove baby water works....even out of town. Who knew? Now, I'm determined to show Tish I鈥檓 the man - and daddy-to-be - of her dreams, no matter what roadblocks are in my way. And I鈥檒l use every one of my Lucky-style wiles to prove it to her.

I鈥檒l do anything for the cookie. I鈥檓 used to playing the field. But specialty baker Tabitha wrapped me up in her the first time I tasted her...frosting. Suddenly I鈥檓 offering my services in any way I can. Need help babysitting your new puppy? Check. Bakery invaded by a rogue duck? Check. Missed dinner and want takeout? Check. Except that late at night after I鈥檓 done with patrol, we fall into bed. And onto the kitchen counter. And into the shower. Turns out that whole protect-and-serve thing apparently doesn鈥檛 extend to birth control.

I鈥檓 a former bad boy turned one of the newest cops in Crescent Cove. No matter what, I鈥檓 determined to earn the respect of my fellow cops鈥攁nd my law enforcement family, including my older brother Brady鈥攁s the new guy.

It鈥檚 been a very long time since I鈥檝e been with a woman. By choice. Even as my brother and my fellow cops have paired off and started families, I鈥檝e focused on policing Crescent Cove. It鈥檚 a good small town filled with great businesses, wonderful families, and babies. Many, many babies. But I鈥檓 not about that life. Until we hire a new dispatcher after Bonnie retires. She鈥檚 younger than I am. Beautiful. The sunshine to the worst of my grumpiness.