A Baby and a Wedding by Lorhainne Eckhart

Author:Lorhainne Eckhart [Eckhart, Lorhainne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, contemporary, Western
Published: 2013-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

It took some convincing, and Brad had actually threatened to carry her upstairs and tie her to the bed, but Emily agreed to lie down. He knew she wasn’t sleeping well at night, because he wasn’t either. Brad would listen to his partner’s frustrated breathing, and tossing and turning, as he stared at the ceiling for hours, trying to ‘will’ a way for Bob to sign those damn divorce papers.

“Do I have to tie you to the bed or do you promise me you’ll stay here?” he asked.

“You’re not tying me to any bed.”

Emily sat on their queen-size bed on top of the new floral duvet she’d ordered recently, which matched the new curtains. Redecorating and replacing the things Crystal had chosen was the only way that Emily could get her memory out of the house, and Brad had given her free reign to do it. Unlike Crystal, Emily was a bargain shopper and only bought what was reasonable.

Brad had just plumped up the pillows behind Emily’s back when his cell phone rang. Yanking the handset out of his back pocket, he glanced at the screen and turned away to answer it. “So what happened?” he asked.

Brad started toward the door, but before he reached it, he heard the bed squeak. Turning, he saw Emily getting up to follow him. He snapped his fingers and pointed at the bed, but she crossed her arms determinedly, as if she knew it was Keith on the phone and that the conversation involved her.

“He signed,” said Keith in a weary voice.

“You’ve got to be kidding? Thank you.” Brad glanced at Emily and stepped toward her. “He signed the divorce papers.”

“What? Oh, hallelujah!” Emily gasped. She shut her eyes and sat down on the bed.

“Keith, when can we get married?” asked Brad.

Emily opened her eyes and watched him with a hopeful gaze. She reached for his free hand with both of hers.

“As soon as I get this signed by the court commissioner and filed with the clerk, and I’m heading over there right now,” Keith replied. “You can get married the day after.”

Brad wanted to shout with joy. “Well then, don’t spend time talking to me—get going! Call me when it’s all signed.”

This time Keith laughed. “Will do,” he answered, before hanging up.

Brad slid the cell phone back into his pocket.

“Did he really sign—no joke?” Emily asked. Her eyes were big, blue pools of hope. The stress that had been weighing down her shoulders seemed to ease up.

Brad nodded. “He signed. Keith is on his way to get the papers signed by the court and filed. Once that’s done, we can get married.”

He sunk down on the bed beside Emily, who leaned against him. Reaching for her, he lifted her chin, gazed at her shimmering blue eyes and touched his lips to hers. Emily reached up with a shaky hand and caressed his face just as a tear slid down her cheek.

“My dress isn’t going to fit me anymore,” she said sadly.

Brad pulled her against him, and kissed her forehead and the tip of her nose.

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