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He opened the door to the May day, expecting to see a friend.

When he saw Brenna McDougall, his heart skipped at least one beat and his chest tightened.

Suddenly he realized she wasn’t alone. She was carrying a baby!

Riley’s military training served him well as he stood straight and stoic while his head spun and he calculated the fact that the infant looked to be about six weeks old. Six weeks old.

Keep your head on straight. Listen to her before you make a giant leap to the wrong conclusion.

“Hi, Riley,” Brenna said brightly. Then her confidence seemed to fade. “Maybe I should have called first, but I thought this was the best way to do it.”

“Do what?” He was proud his voice remained even as he remembered their fifteen-year high school reunion, their passionate night in his bed, then her departure without a word or a goodbye or a note.

“I had a baby. Derek is … your son.”