About That Night by Beth Andrews

Author:Beth Andrews
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary Women, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373609123
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Published: 2015-06-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CLINTON UNROLLED HIS sleeve as he and Ivy stepped out of the hospital’s front entrance. It had gotten cloudy, the sky ominous and gray, reminding him a bit of how the storms rolled in over Houston.

They crossed the street to the parking lot. He glanced around. Hills, hills and more hills, all lush and green. He hadn’t seen much of Shady Grove, but what he had seen, he had to admit, was pretty.

Ivy stopped next to an old car with rust above the wheels and dents on the bumper.

“That’s not your car,” he said.

“If it’s not, then someone out there is driving an exact replica of my vehicle.”

“It’s a piece of crap.” And couldn’t possibly be safe.

“Yep. But it’s all mine. Bought and paid for with my hard-earned money.” She studied him. “Wonder if you can say that about anything you own.”

He resented the accusation, though he wouldn’t let her see it. He worked damn hard for what he had, and he wasn’t going to apologize for being born into wealth and privilege. Not when he busted his ass every day to keep his father’s company running, to keep it growing. “You can’t drive that.”

“I can and I do,” she said, unlocking the door. She turned back to face him, the wind picking up the ends of her hair. “Since the doctor is going to let each of us know the results, I guess we’re done until we hear from her.”

He raised his eyebrows. “You do realize we’re heading to the same place?”

She smiled. “Sorry, cowboy, but I’m not following you back to your room this time. I’ve got things to do, places to be and all that.”

He edged closer, couldn’t seem to help himself. Pregnant women shouldn’t look so sexy, should they? But Ivy did, with her blowing hair and that knowing, sexy smirk. “Have a drink with me,” he heard himself say before he thought better of it.

Now she laughed. “Been there. Done that. Besides, I don’t think Junior here should be drinking. Not until he’s a few years older at least.”

“You said you didn’t want to know if it was a boy or girl,” C.J. said. He knew he sounded accusing, but he wasn’t sure he trusted her not to have already discovered the sex of the baby and not have told him on purpose. Plus, he felt like an idiot for suggesting a drink. Of course she couldn’t drink. It was as if when he was close to her, his brain shut down.

“I don’t like referring to my baby as it,” she said, not bothering to try to contain her blowing hair, just letting it wrap around her throat, the strands tickling her cheek, “so on even days I use he. Odd days she. Although...”

“What?” he asked when she trailed off.

She shrugged. “I don’t know. I just... I have a feeling I’m having a boy.” She shook her head. Looked embarrassed. “But then, what do I know? I don’t have any experience with pregnancy or motherhood, so I’m probably wrong.

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