Beauty From Love by Georgia Cates

Author:Georgia Cates [Cates, Georgia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 18005373
Publisher: Georgia Cates
Published: 2014-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

Paternity test day is here. I told Jack Henry I would go with him but I want to back out. The whole thing scares the shit out of me. To top it off, I’m nauseated as hell. I lie motionless, waiting for the wave to pass but it lingers. I guess this is what I have to look forward to in the mornings—and it sucks.

We’ve been sleeping in the same bed all week, but we haven’t made love. He hasn’t even tried. I guess I should be glad since it would complicate this whole situation further, but I don’t like living as roommates. I desperately miss the intimacy I share with my husband and the more we grow apart, the more I see how unhappy I would be without him.

He comes into the room and sits on the bed next to me. He cups his hand around mine and produces a crooked smile, but there’s no joy in it or his eyes. “The appointment is in an hour and a half.”

“I know. I was just waiting for this nausea to pass so I could get up and get ready.”

He brings my hand to his mouth and kisses it. “I’m sorry you don’t feel well, but it’s a sign of a healthy pregnancy. It means your hormones are climbing.”

“How in the world would you know something like that?”

He shrugs. “Seems I remember my mum saying something like that when Emma was pregnant. Want to try a few crackers to see if it’ll help?”

“I guess you remember Margaret saying that was a remedy too?”

“No. Everyone knows it is.”

I scoot up in bed. “Yeah. I’ll try one or two.”

He returns a few minutes later with crackers and a fizzy drink. “Mrs. Porcelli sent ginger ale. She said it might help.”

“You told her I was pregnant?” I ask. He better say he didn’t or I’m going to be pissed off.

“No—only that you weren’t feeling well.”

“What are we going to do about telling people?”

“I would tell the world if it were up to me, so I guess it comes down to what you want.” I don’t think he’s kidding. I wouldn’t put it past him to run an ad in the paper.

But I’m not ready for anyone to know. “I don’t want to tell anyone yet.”

“Because you want to wait until the miscarriage risk has passed?”

“Yes.” No. That’s not the reason at all. “No. I don’t want to announce my pregnancy and then have it overshadowed by the announcement of you having a two-year-old son with another woman.” I know this hurts him but it’s how I feel. “Can we just agree to get through today, see what the results are next week, and then go from there?”

“I’ll do anything you want. You have all the say-so.”

I bite into the cracker and roll it around in my mouth. I don’t have a clue how eating can make my nausea better because the simple thought of swallowing my own saliva right now makes me want to yack.

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