Because of the Baby

Author:Debbie Macomber [Macomber, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2009-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Karen had been more tempted to sleep with Matt than she ever wanted him to know. It shocked her how susceptible she was. She’d been in Hard Luck less than a month, and already he’d half persuaded her to accept his dream, the same way he had so many times before.

Already he had her believing in the lodge, in the feasibility of its success. Only, Karen should have known better—did know better. She’d walked that path too often not to recognize what awaited her at the end.

This latest scheme would be like all the others. Matt would completely win her over and then, when she least expected it, he’d abandon the entire venture for some ridiculous reason. Their past was riddled with such incidents. Her father had repeatedly done the same thing to her mother. It still astonished Karen that out of all the men in the universe, she had to marry one just like him. Yet, Karen reminded herself, she dearly loved her father. He had his faults, true, and they were glaring, but like Matt, he was a good man.

She could feel herself weakening. She loved living in Hard Luck and had quickly formed friendships. The sense of community and family was strong, and that appealed to her, especially now. People cared about each other. And like all of Alaska, the scenery here was spectacular.

From her bedroom window she had a stunning view of the Brooks Mountains. She could see blooming tundra, awash with colorful wildflowers. The beauty of the landscape was almost more than she could absorb.

It went without saying that in January, when the baby was due, the world outside her window would be a very different one. In the dead of winter, daylight would be minimal. Temperatures would dip to thirty and forty below. She’d lived in Alaska a long time, though, and that didn’t really alarm her.

Karen stood gazing out her window at the morning and mulled over the situation with Matt. What was it about weddings and slow dancing that weakened her resolve every time?

A bright red warning light had started flashing in her mind the moment Matt led her onto the dance floor. She’d known even before he kissed her what was likely to happen. Yet, wanting him the way she did, she’d been powerless to stop.

If she didn’t develop some control over her sexual attraction to him, it could definitely become a problem….

The obvious solution was to accept her parents’ offer to move to Anchorage and stay with them until the baby was born. The thought depressed her so much she immediately dismissed it. She closed her eyes, remembering all the places she’d lived as a child. They’d moved so often, never set down roots in any one town. Karen refused to live that migratory existence ever again. And she didn’t want to be reminded of all those distressing emotions, all those sad childhood times—especially when she was about to have a child of her own.

It took some doing to admit the truth: she didn’t want to leave Hard Luck.

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