All That I Need (Grayson Friends) by Ray Francis

Author:Ray, Francis [Ray, Francis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2013-07-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Lance stared down at Fallon sleeping. She was too pale. She’d lost weight as well. Her pregnancy still shocked him. No matter how badly he’d wanted her, he’d always used a condom. She’d gotten pregnant anyway.

And the only way he’d found out was because she’d become angry with him. No matter how unthinkable, he had to consider that she might have had an ulterior motive for not telling him.

His cell phone rang and he quickly answered to keep from waking Fallon. He stepped into the hallway but kept the bedroom open so he could keep a watch on her. “Hello,” he answered without looking at the readout.

“It’s Naomi. Is Fallon all right?”

He’d expected the call. Naomi was caught between her loyalty to Fallon and wanting to ensure she was cared for. “Yes. Thank you for trusting me.”

“Don’t make me regret my decision,” Naomi said. “Fallon needs your support, not your anger.”

Lance almost looked at the phone. Naomi had impressed him as a rather meek woman. “She’ll have my support.”

“You conveniently left out anger, but I’ll let it pass. There’s ginger ale in the refrigerator, soup and crackers in the pantry. She’ll feel better if she eats before she gets up. She forgot her nausea medication this morning because we were rushing so much. “

“I’ll see that she won’t forget in the morning,” he said firmly.

“Lance, Fallon is strong willed. You can’t badger her or she’ll balk or leave.”

The possibility of the latter was what scared him. “She’s carrying my child.” That he’d never doubted for a moment.

“Yes, she’s carrying your child, and it’s her body that is going through a lot of changes. She doesn’t need any added stress,” Naomi said.

He didn’t like being told what to do, but he had to remember that if Naomi hadn’t helped him he never would have found Fallon. Just thinking of her being alone and ill made his gut knot again. “All right.”

“You have Richard’s phone number. Call if you need us.”

“But you won’t need us tonight, will you, Lance?” Richard said into the phone.

Lance heard Naomi’s “Richard,” then her laugh. They were happy and in love, as Lance had told Kayla. He’d ceased to have hope that he would ever share a similar happiness with a woman.

“No, I won’t,” Lance told him. “And, Richard, you have quite a woman.”

“I know. So is Fallon. Night.”

Lance slipped the cell phone back in his pocket and returned to the straight chair he’d gotten from the kitchen. It was uncomfortable, but he’d make do. For the moment, making sure that Fallon and their baby were all right was all that mattered.

* * *

Fallon woke up slowly the next morning. She felt drained, her mouth dry. She started to sit up.

“You’re supposed to eat first.”

She almost screamed until she recognized Lance’s voice. As it was, she sat up abruptly, then closed her eyes and lay back down when she felt dizzy.

“Are you all right?”

She barely opened her eyes to see Lance with a glass of pale liquid that had effervescent bubbles and a small plate with crackers.

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