Burden to Bear (Road Trip Romance Book 17) by A.K. Evans

Author:A.K. Evans [Evans, A.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J&J Ink LLC
Published: 2024-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Mia

“Okay. You win.”

Already feeling exhilarated, those words caused me to perk up even more in my seat and beam at Brock. Surprisingly, I was as relaxed as ever and feeling great.

It was Saturday afternoon, and Brock was currently joining me for lunch before we got down to the task of assembling the crib.

I was thoroughly enjoying myself, doing my best to stick to the decision I made last night, not long after Brock left my place and went back home. I wasn’t sure exactly what Brock’s intentions were when it came to what was between us, but I knew I liked what was there now. I didn’t need to get caught up in my thoughts about what ifs and how things could possibly be, only to lead myself to losing the friendship I had with him.

So, I was going to do my best to try to stop questioning it, to stop thinking about things I couldn’t control, be myself, and go with the flow.

Today, that meant pulling out all the stops to impress Brock with a delicious lunch. We’d already settled on peanut butter sandwiches, so I had decided to spice things up and make some fresh, homemade sandwich bread.

While I thought that might be enough to do the trick, I wanted to take the sandwiches up a notch, so I added banana slices and a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips to them.

It seemed, based on the words he’d just said, I’d succeeded in my goal.

“Can I take that to mean I’ve dazzled you?” I asked, recalling our conversation from last night.

One half of his mouth quirked up. “You absolutely accomplished that goal, Mia.”

“I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Maybe we’ll have to introduce Izzy to these,” I suggested.

“Oh, I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”

“Why not? Don’t tell me you’re worried she might like my sandwiches better and want for the two of you to come here for lunch every time she visits,” I teased him.

Brock tipped his chin up slightly and out to the side, clearly considering that being a real possibility. “On second thought, maybe that is a good idea.”

Though I’d promised myself I was going to try to not read too much into anything he said, it was difficult not to. Was he reconsidering his stance, because he wanted to be able to spend more time here with me?

Feeling slightly giddy, I giggled and said, “I’d love to have the both of you over for lunch one day. Next time she comes for a visit, just let me know. I wonder, though, how she’ll take the news of the baby. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to hide it from her again, considering how quickly my belly seems to be growing now.”

“Izzy will be thrilled to know you’re having a baby,” Brock declared. “She already adores you and can’t stop talking about you to anyone who will listen. So, you can rest assured she’ll be excited about the news. She’ll likely want to march right over here after the baby is born, so she can help take care of him or her.

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