Charmed & Ready by Havens Candace

Author:Havens, Candace [Havens, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Paranormal, General
ISBN: 9781440621833
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2008-08-05T07:00:00+00:00

Sunday, 9 A. M.

Confused witches: 1

At one this morning Sam slipped into my bed. Scared the crap out of me at first. I didn't even hear him come in. No one could get past my protection wards but friends and family, but it did shock me to suddenly feel someone on the other side of the bed.

I cracked an eye and saw him lying on his side staring at me.

"Hey," I whispered.

"Hey." He reached out and pushed the hair off of my face. "I'm sorry about before."

Pulling me to him, he rubbed my back.

I took a deep breath and inhaled him. Sandalwood and patchouli, he never disappoints. "It's okay."

"No, it's not. I just needed some more time. I thought I could push it aside but I couldn't. I don't think I'm as over things as I thought." The last was said on a whisper.

I pulled away. "What are you talking about?"

"My ex, she was at the hospital with her husband." He took my hand and rubbed my fingers. "We all pretended like there was nothing awkward about it. They were in town for a friend's engagement party, and stopped by the hospital to see some of his former colleagues. I told them to have a nice visit and went on to my patient." He sat up and leaned against the headboard, but he didn't let go of my hand.

"Did seeing her trigger all of the old memories? Do you still have feelings for her?" Sam came with some baggage. He'd found his ex-fiancée in bed with two of his best friends the night before they were supposed to get married. Well, they were former best friends now. His trust issues had a strong foundation in doubt. I've known it from the beginning and, since I share a lot of the same kind of trust issues, I figure we're perfect for one another.

"God, no." He snorted. "I can barely stand being in the room with her. She makes my skin crawl."

"Then what happened to put you in such an awful mood?"

He kissed my fingertips. "I am really sorry for taking it out on you."

"And I told you it's okay, but tell me why."

"Well, a couple of hours later I was coming out of the patient's hospital room, and she stood there waiting for me. She said she wanted to talk to me and it would only take a few minutes." He frowned.

I nodded, encouraging him on.

"I didn't want to talk to her. Honestly, it makes me ill to be near her now. But I took her to a friend's office. He wasn't there and it was private. That's when—crap. It makes me sick to say it." Sam paused.

In that moment my heart sank to my toes. If he did anything with her, I'm not at all sure I could be a grown-up about it. Really. I could feel my temper rising. I shoved everything back down.

He stared ahead in the dark. The light from the moon outside highlighted his profile. "She told me she was pregnant.

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