A Partridge and a Pregnancy: Holiday Brothers by Nash Willa

Author:Nash, Willa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Eva

“I’m sending you my final report as we speak.” My fingers flew over my laptop’s keyboard as I talked to my boss with my phone sandwiched between my ear and shoulder. “I stopped by the site this morning and everything looks polished. The cleaning crew did a great job. The clients are happy. We should be good to close this project out.”

“Thanks, Eva,” he said. “You did a fantastic job coming to the rescue, as always. All set for next week?”

“Yes.” My insides churned at the lie.

Six days ago, yes. Absolutely, yes. I’d been ready for London. Then that pregnancy test had changed everything and I wasn’t sure what to be excited about.

“Fantastic.” His keyboard clicked in the background. “Just got your email. I’ll reply if I have any questions. Touch base when you get to London.”

“Will do. Thanks.” I ended the call and set my phone on the island, staring at my empty inbox.

Normally zero emails would mean a happy dance and takeout dinner to celebrate. So why did I want to curl up in a ball and cry?

This was Tobias’s fault. He’d given me two orgasms last night and now I was an emotional mess. Or maybe it was the baby’s fault, which was actually his fault because his sperm had escaped the confines of a condom.

“Stupid sperm,” I muttered, shooting a glare down the hallway toward his bedroom.

When I’d woken up this morning, the house had been silent. I’d tiptoed toward his office, peeking my head through the door. When I’d found it empty, I’d snuck toward his bedroom, finding it empty as well. Then I’d double-checked the garage and my car had been alone in the last stall.

He hadn’t even left a note.

“Isn’t the mother of his child and the woman he just had sex with entitled to a note? I bet he left notes for his other girlfriends.”

My stomach roiled again. Don’t think about his other girlfriends. Do not think about his other girlfriends.

Eventually he’d start dating, right? I was going to have to deal with that at some point. Eventually my baby would have to meet the next woman. A stepmother.

“Oh, shit.” The bowl of bran flakes I’d scarfed for breakfast began its climb. I barely made it to the bathroom in time to hurl, then lingered on the cool tile floor until I felt steady again. My gaze drifted to the shower.

Okay, so maybe sex with Tobias had been a tad . . . reckless. But the minute he’d kissed me, rational thought had vanished, replaced by an urgent craving for more, more, more.

“Damn him and those washboard abs.” I shoved to my feet and went to the sink to brush my teeth. Again. Then I retreated to the kitchen to shut down my laptop and sign off for the day. Maybe I’d visit Dad or Elena.

I was filling a glass of water when the doorbell rang. A familiar face peered in through the sidelight.

Hannah Holiday didn’t seem at all surprised to see me staring back.

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