Christmasly Obedient: Small Town Holiday Romantic Comedy Romance by Julia Kent

Author:Julia Kent [Kent, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-23T18:30:00+00:00

6

Lydia

Krysta knew.

How Krysta knew was a mystery, Lydia's mind blown by the idea that somehow her bestie could just tell she was going through a pregnancy scare. How? How did she know? Was she part witch?

“Your men valiantly fought the evil beast into submission,” Krysta said, dry wit making Lydia smile. “The mama used every tool at her disposal, including her bladder.”

“What?”

As Krysta recounted the story, Lydia couldn't help but notice she was flushed, a little more nervous than usual. Always a fast talker, her best friend was more animated than usual, which made the corner of Lydia's mouth turn up in a sly smile.

Caleb and Krysta looked pretty comfortable in each other's arms back there.

Could they finally – finally! – be making some progress?

“ – and then the raccoon peed all over the roof of the golf cart, and it poured down like one of the those kiddie splash pad things, you know? The mushroom with the waterfall around it, only this time, the water was yellow and the edge was the roof, where it poured into poor Miles' lap.”

“And I came along and just thought Miles smelled kind of rank,” Lydia gasped with amusement, holding her belly as she giggled.

Krysta's eyes darted to where her palm was flat against her navel. “Umm hmm. Right.”

See? Krysta knew.

“Then again,” Lydia mused, “my assumption wasn't all that wrong. Miles often does smell rank. The guy can go days without talking to anyone. Just rides around the campground, fixing things and hiding from the world.”

“He's always been that way.”

“Yeah. Pretty sure Mom and Dad never have to worry about Miles leaving. Can't imagine him finding a girlfriend or a wife, either.”

“Maybe he wants a boyfriend or a husband.”

“Miles is as likely to marry a bear as he is either of those.”

“Is that his kink?”

“Hah hah. Can we stop talking about that brother? I want to talk about my other one.”

“Adam?”

“No.”

“Dan?”

“No.”

No way would either of them mention Luke, Lydia's late brother. Krysta was too empathic and sensitive to do that, and Lydia wasn't about to conjure the dead.

“Before you turn this into a Caleb-and-Krysta mess, how about we talk about your mess, Lydia?”

“My what?”

Krysta's gaze went to her belly again. “Are you pregnant?”

Talk about blunt.

“That's really direct of you!”

“That's not a no.” Excitement stirred in Krysta's entire body, her emotional state pouring into her limbs, her eyes, the way her cheeks crinkled up as she grinned. “Oh my GOD! You are!”

“I - ”

“A BABY?” Krysta shouted. “I'm going to be an auntie again!”

The auntie comment did it, turning Lydia from a bundle of secrecy into a puddle of tears. How could her bestie do this to her so quickly?

The bridge of her nose tingled as salty tears collected in the back of her throat, her hand flying to her belly the way it had since yesterday, when the condom broke. “I am not pregnant.”

“But you could be.”

“How do you read minds like that? Did Jeremy or Mike tell you? Or do you just

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