My Baby’s Daddy

Chuckling, Shirley answered, “It’s a guess.”

“You must have looked up information on me,” Zacharias teased.

“That goes without saying,” she admitted. “Before coming here, I have to find out what kind of person you are.”

“Oh, what kind of person am I, then?” he asked out of curiosity.

All the previous information and reports she had gathered about him flashed through her mind. Looking in retrospect, she concluded that before getting into contact with this man, all the reports that categorized him as an aloof man couldn’t exactly define what kind of person he was. But now, she knew what kind of person he was-outstanding, capable, and a little playful. “After working by your side for so long, I have a pretty clear idea about what kind of person you are,” she answered.

His smile was increasingly charming. “So, tell me.”

“No, I don’t want to.” She rejected him haughtily, picking up a match and striking it before lighting the candle. When that was done, she paced to the switches and turned off all the lights in the living room.

the room was blanketed under a misty light. Sitting across from him, she said,

birthday song for me!” he requested. Struck with embarrassment, she muttered,

to hear it. “Just a couple of lines

throat, clapped her hands, and sang

to you,

her face started to burn brightly in the candlelight because he

wish now,” she urged. And don’t ask

sculpture. The candlelight danced on his handsome, deep-set features, and Shirley was so mesmerized that she held her breath, forgetting to breathe for a few seconds. Although she wasn’t a superficial person, she was

right in the moment when she was in a daze. There was a shimmer in his

He looked deeply into her eyes as though. telling her telepathically that his wish was related to her. Sensing his hidden message,

blew softly at the candles, then she

cake and placing it on his plate. Then, she cut a smaller piece for herself since she wasn’t