Carrying the Billionaire's Baby by Susan Meier

Author:Susan Meier
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-04-27T18:55:58+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

TWO DAYS LATER, Jake rose from the big chair behind his desk, as his brother and sister entered his office. His secretary had called to announce them, so he wasn’t surprised by their arrival. The reason for their visit—as a team—sort of puzzled him though.

As pretty, petite Sabrina sat on the first chair in front of his desk and Seth sat on the other, Jake said, “What’s up?”

Sabrina said, “Have you seen Mom lately?”

“Spent three days with her in Paris last week.”

“It’s all she talks about,” Seth said. “How wonderful Avery is and the baby.”

“I know. I went to Avery’s house Monday night and asked permission for Mom to call her.”

“And she said—”

“She said sure. She can’t work at Waters, Waters and Montgomery anymore because of conflict of interest. And she doesn’t seem predisposed to find another job at six months pregnant. Especially since she needs to study for the Pennsylvania bar exam. I think they’ll probably go shopping.” He shrugged. “She likes Mom. And Mom adores her.” He looked at Seth then Sabrina. “So, what’s the problem?”

“Mom’s emotionally fragile right now.”

“And being with Avery lifts her spirts.”

Seth winced. “Yes, but for how long?”

Jake spread his hands in supplication. “About three months. Her doctor is here. She’s not moving to Pennsylvania until after the baby is born.”

Sabrina’s pretty face fell. “She’s moving to Pennsylvania?”

“It’s where her family lives. That’s what studying for the PA bar is all about.”

“So, after Mom spends three months doing lunch and shopping with the mother of her first grandchild, Avery’s going to Pennsylvania, leaving her alone again?”

Jake scrubbed his hand across his mouth. When Sabrina put it like that, he saw their concerns. “What do you want me to do? Forbid them from seeing each other? Limit the time they spend together?”

Seth quietly said, “How about figuring out a way to keep her—and Mom’s grandchild—your child—in New York?”

He squeezed his eyes shut. Seeing Avery on Monday night had been the hardest thing he’d ever done. He’d wanted to chitchat. Make small talk, for God’s sake. Hear about her day. He might have made up his mind in Paris that they were a bad match, but on Monday night, the only thing that had kept him from tumbling into the easy familiarity they’d started in Paris was the knowledge that she was his opponent. But even then it was hard. They’d shared too much. Gotten too close. And now he was vulnerable.

He didn’t want to convince her to stay. He needed her to go.

“I can’t. But even if I could, what if you guys are panicking prematurely? What if three months is enough to bring Mom around? And what if she and Avery form a good enough relationship in that time that Mom’s comfortable going to Pennsylvania to visit her grandchild and Avery’s comfortable enough to spend weekends with her, here in New York?”

Sabrina sat back in her chair. “It takes a whole year of mourning to get someone through her grief. Mom’s only through five months.

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