I stepped inside and froze.
My boss stood over a baby in a car seat carrier, literally wringing his hands.
“What’s going on?” I asked.
“Someone left her on my doorstep!”
I immediately bent down and shifted the handle so I could lift the crying infant out of the seat and cuddle her against my chest. “Shh. Shh.”
I rocked from side to side, rubbing my hand over the little back in a soothing motion. “What’s in that bag? See if there’s formula or diapers.” Something that would soothe the baby.
But as he knelt, the infant responded to being comforted to me holding her. The baby calmed down and pulled in quick breaths, then released them.
“Oh, thank God. She stopped crying. How did you do that?” Austin asked, glancing up from his crouched position.
“You were a tense mess and transmitting that to her. Plus you didn’t pick her up or even try and comfort her,” I chided him.
“She scares me.” He dug through the bag on the floor. “What’s this?” He held up a burp rag.
I rolled my eyes before I could stop myself. “Give it to me.” I took the soft cotton and dabbed at the little one’s wet face and eyes and wiped her tiny nose. “There you go. All better?” I asked.
Two big blue eyes stared up at me. My God, this baby was beautiful. “You said she?”
He rose. “The note said she’s a girl.” He picked up the pink sticky note that had fallen to the floor. “Here.”
I glanced at the paper and my eyes opened wide. “And you didn’t know about her?” I asked, voice rising in disbelief.
“No,” he replied a bit sheepishly.
With a frown for him, I looked back to the baby and smiled. “Hey, Jenny. You’re so pretty. Are you sure she’s yours?”
“I don’t know,” he admitted.
“Why did you call me?”
His warm gaze settled on me. “Because you’re you. You handle things. You keep me organized and settled.”
“In business,” I said through gritted teeth. As cute as Jenny was, there was no way this infant was becoming my problem. “Why don’t you hold her and I’ll check for necessities for tonight. A bottle, formula, and diapers.”
A look of horror crossed his face. “I can’t hold her.”
“You can and you will.” I handed the baby to him, giving him no choice.
He took her awkwardly into his arms and the screaming started again immediately. “See?”
I adjusted the way he held Jenny so the baby felt more secure in his arms, but the cries didn’t abate.
Ignoring them the best I could, I lifted the bag to the kitchen table and went through it, doing a mental inventory as I laid out each item. “Okay, you’re good for the night. I can make a bottle before I go so you can feed her before bed.”
“Wait, what? Where are you going? You can’t leave me!” he practically yelled.
Predictably, between his loud voice and tense body, Jenny started to wail once more.
I narrowed my gaze at him.
“You can’t leave me,” he said, begging me with his handsome face and gorgeous eyes.
I stared at him in disbelief. “You don’t expect me to move in and play nanny for you, do you?”
He played me with his most endearing grin.
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