Another (A Surprise Pregnancy Romance) by Fiona Cole

Author:Fiona Cole [Cole, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

17 Ian

“Son of a bitch.” Carina gave me a dark warning look about my language, but the throbbing moved from my stubbed toe up to my ankle. “Mother effing-piece of shii…” I faded off and finished with a growl of frustration.

If I stumbled over one more baby item, I was bound to break something or fall and crash and burn.

“Sorry.” She gave an apologetic smile now that I’d word vomited my pain. “I was bouncing her as I looked over some work.”

Audrey sucked her thumb with her eyes closed from her rocking crib next to the couch. Carina rocked her with her foot as she flipped through the papers spread out on the coffee table. I looked to the right at the empty swing wedged in the corner between the chair and the tv stand.

“What about the swing?”

“She wasn’t happy there.”

“Of course not. That girl is a diva,” I said, pointing at the sleeping baby who probably got her diva-ness from me.

Carina shrugged and kept rocking.

“Can I put it back in her room?”

“Umm, yeah,” she agreed, looking around the cramped room like a spot would magically appear. “Just kind of stick it between the chair and her crib.”

Flipping on the light to the baby room, I took in the tastefully decorated—but overly full—space. There was baby shit piled on top of more baby shit. The closet was tiny for storage and overflowed into the dresser, jam-packed with clothes and diapers. This room was designed to be more of an office than an actual room.

I thought about my empty apartment that had too many rooms and had been empty for the better part of a month. Dropping my eyes to my poor abused feet, I thought back to when I first suggested we move into my place. She’d looked at me like I’d lost my mind and immediately shut me down.

But that was then, and I’d approached it cautiously, letting her back away from the topic too easily. She probably never expected me to stay on her couch as long as I have, but I meant what I said when I told her I didn’t want to be away from them.

I was ready to broach the topic again, and this time, I was going to smother her with good reasons and not let her back down. The plan sounded fantastic in my head. It sounded even better when I tripped over a rattle as I made my way out to the living room.

It sounded less good barreling out of my mouth, and Carina looked at me like I had grown a second head.

“Let’s move in together.”

“What?” she almost shrieked. “Ian, we already discussed this.”

I ignored her scrunched frown and pushed on. “Come on,” I urged, moving to sit beside her on the couch. “We’re basically doing it anyway, and my place is so much bigger. It makes sense. Things have settled, and we’ve created a good rhythm. Let’s keep it going with more space.”

“You want me to give up my apartment?” she asked like I’d suggested she get rid of a limb.

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