Baby & Bump (The This & That Series) by Moss Brooke

Author:Moss, Brooke [Moss, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I didn’t see anyone in my family for almost two weeks. Corbin and Darren seemed to understand why, but my mom? She was another story.

Twelve voice mail messages, varying from angry to apologetic, were deleted off my phone. I didn’t want to hear anything else she had to say. There were only so many ways she could tell me I was disappointing her, and I’d already heard them all.

Her point sank in: I was a colossal failure. Got it.

But during my ‘anti-family sabbatical,’ I’d been working on another plan. A plan that nobody, save for my unborn child, was aware of. And judging by the way he or she kicked when I talked about it, they were as excited about it as I was.

I was going to buy the brick bungalow with the window seat. I’d applied for a home loan, and by some miracle, or the lining up of at least a bazillion stars, I’d gotten it. Now all I had to do was present my offer to Corbin. I didn’t have a realtor, but who needed one? I was offering full price, and I was his kid sister. More money for him if we didn’t use one, anyway. It was a win/win.

I practically danced up to the front door of the bungalow. This was going to be amazing. It almost made up for the fact that Fletcher was probably out with Marisol at this exact moment, enjoying a sunny Saturday making out. Or more.

Tucking my loan paperwork underneath my arm, I poised my hand above the doorbell and took a breath. Here went nothing.

The door swung open unexpectedly, and I jumped, dropping all of the papers.

“Lex! What are you doing here?” Andrea appeared before me, just when the papers scattered at my feet.

“I came as a surprise,” I told her, as we both bent down to pick up the papers. “I have something to show you and Corbin.”

She glanced over her shoulder. “Isn’t that nice? We have someone here right now, so can—”

I stood back upright. “Well, you can send them home, because when you hear what I’ve got cooking, you’re gonna flip!”

Andrea’s eyes flicked down to my belly. “What you’ve got cooking? Oh, my goodness. Did you have another ultrasound after all? Do you know the sex? Come on in.”

Argh. Having a pregnant belly was like a one-way ticket to monopolizing every situation you’re in, whether you like it or not. “No, I—”

Andrea stepped aside and called out. “Candace! She found out the sex of the baby!”

“Candace?” Wrinkling my forehead, I followed Andrea into the bright living room.

“Yeah, Candace and Brian brought someone over to see the house.” Andrea stopped and put her hands on my shoulders. “Lex, listen—”

“Lexie!” The chorus of tiny voices was nearly drowned out by the thundering footsteps of six pairs of feet. Around the corner charged Candace’s and Brian’s kids.

“Oh, hey guys!” I bent down to press a kiss to each of their sweaty heads.

“Howdy stranger,” Candace called, pulling me into an unexpected hug.

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