A Family Affair: Spring: Truth in Lies, Book 2 by Mary Campisi

Author:Mary Campisi
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: family saga, Contemporary, Romance, Sagas, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0985777346
Publisher: Mary Campisi
Published: 2013-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter10

Christine slouched against the wall in the tiny bathroom at Miriam’s and wiped a hand across her sweaty forehead. She’d thought the term morning sickness meant sickness in the morning, but the doctor she met with three days ago had not only clarified that misunderstanding, he’d provided her with several pamphlets for the “expectant parent” that she’d hidden in her oversized handbag. When he’d asked where the father was, she’d stumbled around and grabbed the first tidbit that landed in her brain. Traveling. Hopefully, he’ll make the next meeting. Dr. Elliot Conrad, middle-aged, quiet spoken, and clearly versed on every manner of excuse regarding absent significant others, had merely nodded. At least she’d chosen a town twenty minutes away, one that was not Magdalena and would not contain well-wishers ready to spread the word about the upcoming addition to the Desantro family.

Dr. Conrad said the baby was due in December and talked about the importance of taking prenatal vitamins, getting plenty of rest, and reducing stress. How much more stress could a woman be under when she wasn’t living with the baby’s father, and there was no resolution in sight? And healthy eating? If her stomach didn’t calm down soon, Miriam would figure out that the situation with Nate wasn’t the only thing making Christine heave her dinner. Thankfully, Nate’s mother was too preoccupied with her son and daughter-in-law’s predicament to see what was right before her: Christine was pregnant with her grandchild.

It was a good thing Uncle Harry wasn’t around because he might not know a thing about babies, but he knew Christine, knew her moods, knew when she was holding back, and when something bothered her. One look and he’d issue a command in that gruff voice sprinkled with a curse word or three, and she’d tell him everything. But Uncle Harry wasn’t here. As a matter-of-fact, his phone calls lately had been sporadic, and when they did speak, he sounded like he was in a rush, or preoccupied, not in a bad way, but still, not totally present. Was it Greta? Maybe something was finally happening between them and, if so, Christine was not going to ruin his happiness with her misery.

What a mess. Before Nate, she hadn’t really thought about children other than as add-ons to an already full and busy life that would get busier and fuller with children but would certainly not be consumed by them. But from the second she’d taken the home pregnancy test, she’d imagined Nate holding their baby, Lily and Miriam’s excitement over the new addition, even Uncle Harry, uncertain but proud as a grand-uncle. There would be Christmases filled with pine trees, popcorn garlands, and homemade ornaments, and birthdays with handmade cards, cake, and balloons. Their house would flow with love and tradition and when the next child came along, and even the next, that love and tradition would swell and grow, filling their hearts, their lives.

But now? Christine squeezed her eyes shut and sipped in air. Now there was too much uncertainty to see the future, and even less to understand it.

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