Abby's Christmas by Lynnette Kent

Author:Lynnette Kent
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2004-07-18T05:00:00+00:00

“Oho. That kind of news, is it? One tall milk, coming right up.”

When she returned with Sam’s drink, Phoebe and Jacquie had arrived. The three women had become friends during Adam DeVries’s run for mayor, when Tommy Crawford had worked as his campaign manager. “So, Miss Samantha,” Abby said. “Are you going to make your announcement first, or should I get your orders?”

“I think I’ll burst if I wait any longer.” Sam gazed at each of them in turn. “I’m pregnant.”

Phoebe and Jacquie didn’t say anything for a second, then looked at each other. “Well, duh,” Jacquie said.

“What?” Sam screeched.

They tortured her for one second longer, keeping their faces straight. And then they burst into laughter.

“Of course you are, sweetie.” Phoebe reached across the table to capture Sam’s hands. “And we’re thrilled.”

“You knew already?”

“We were talking just recently about how wonderful you look these days, a little rounder in your cheeks, and just so bright…and it occurred to us there might be a reason besides that cute husband of yours.”

“So give us all the details,” Jacquie ordered. “When are you due? What does Tommy think about it? Have you picked out names? What color will the nursery be?”

Abby listened long enough to find out the baby would be born in May, broke in to get their breakfast orders, and then went to the kitchen. She hit a run of customers at that point and couldn’t get back to the conversation with Sam, as much as she wanted to. That was always the way, of course. She had a job to do, responsibilities to take care of.

Staring at her order book as she flipped through the pages, she walked up to a newly occupied table. “Can I help you?”

“I’d like a cup of coffee.”

Only one man could claim that voice. “Noah!”

He smiled. “You’re thinking about something serious this morning.”

“No, not really.” She could feel her cheeks flush. “I didn’t see you come in.”

“That’s okay. All I need is coffee, when you get to it.”

“Sure. Right away.” She scanned the rest of the room, saw a couple of hands lifted for her attention, but ignored them in favor of getting Noah’s drink.

“Milk and sugar are on the table,” she told him. “But you probably know that.”

“They’re having fun.” Noah nodded at Phoebe and Jacquie across the room, giggling with Sam.

“You’ve met Phoebe, Adam’s wife. But Sam hasn’t been at the dance meetings. She’s married to Tommy Crawford, and she announced this morning that she’s having a baby.”

“Looks like good news.” His grin softened to a smile.

“Babies are always good news.”

In a moment, all the softness vanished. “Not always,” he said in a hard voice. “Sometimes they’re just in the way.”

“What—”

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