Bride by Mistake by Nicole Helm

Author:Nicole Helm [Helm, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

One thing Kaitlin wasn’t, was a wallower. She may have entertained a brief freak-out, but the

next two weeks were planned to the second. She made a doctor’s appointment in Bozeman, she

read up on early pregnancy, and she tried not to think of how on earth she was going to tell

Beckett.

She didn’t tell anyone, though the way her mother sometimes side-eyed her at their random

family dinners made Kaitlin more than a little paranoid that Mom knew.

But she didn’t say anything, which was the Shuller way after all. She would tell them. Well,

she’d have to, but she wanted the whole doctor confirmation thing first. A due date. A plan. Then

she could tell people.

After she told Beckett.

She walked out of the doctor’s office in Bozeman with information. Tons of it. Confirmation.

To dos. To don’ts. A due date.

The plans didn’t formulate. She had no idea what was going to happen next, even when she

had it in list form. How was she going to…How did she…What was…

She sat in her car and cried again. She was so tired of crying but, damn it, this was

overwhelming. And now she had no excuse between her and telling Beckett.

Well, she had one. She didn’t have his phone number and she didn’t know exactly where he

lived. Unfortunately, she knew where he worked. Unfortunately, the chances Luke would also be

there were…high.

But, she had no choice. She had let herself stray from the straight and narrow, and this was

her penance. Embarrassment and discomfort, but it was what it was, because…well, there was no

revoking this, and she was an adult. She was strong and financially responsible, and she could

raise a child.

She’d wanted to be a mom someday. This was a little fast-forwarded, and not at all in the

way she’d planned, but she did want to be a mother. She couldn’t feel the child growing inside of

her yet, but she still felt…different.

And if she let herself think about what this all really meant, a little baby that was all hers. It

was overwhelming and scary, yes, but it was exciting, too. Now, if she could only find the way

and words to tell Beckett.

She mopped up her tears and slowly drove to Shuller Restoration. Luke’s little house was

behind the shop, and though it was a cute place, it was obvious almost all his money went into

the business side of things.

She checked herself in the mirror. Her eyes were a little red-rimmed, but what could be

done? Someone was already emerging from the shop to greet her.

“Hi, miss, we don’t take drive-ins, but—”

“Oh, no, I’m not here for car stuff.” It had been a while since she’d been at Shuller. She

didn’t recognize this guy, and she didn’t remember Luke mentioning hiring anyone new, but

maybe she hadn’t been listening. She’d been so preoccupied.

“Um, actually I’m looking for Beck—”

“Kaitlin! What are you doing here?”

She jumped about a foot as Luke came out from nowhere behind her. She whirled. “You

scared the crap out of me. Where did you come from?”

He pointed to his house. “Conference call. Quieter inside. What are you doing here?”

She immediately felt like an idiot.

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