Consequences of Their New York Night--The perfect gift for Mother's Day! by Tina Beckett

Author:Tina Beckett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-01-08T19:30:23+00:00

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The shade was heavenly this time of summer. And the walk through Central Park to get here hadn’t been bad, either. Nicola had been right. The relief she’d felt for the rest of the day after laying her news in front of Kaleb had been wonderful.

Maybe not quite as wonderful as the sex had been, but that part had been a mistake. It would have been a whole lot less complicated to have told him without worrying about their attraction getting in the way.

And it was attraction. She could admit that. Their first time together could be blamed on the alcohol and heightened emotions that loss had brought to the table.

But the time in his office? No. That tension had been crackling since the moment they sat down. She’d thought it would be okay. That she needed to feel him next to her one last time.

But the horror on his face afterward—when he finally realized what she was trying to say to him—had been pretty unmistakable. And it had been pretty unshakable, as well. It had followed her into the room when she’d done her examination of Trey. She’d felt his eyes on her as she’d looked over the tiny infant, and tried to hide the shock of tender emotions that had gone through her.

She looked for signs of the horror from earlier in his face now, but she was having a hard time reading him.

“I’m going to get us a couple of drinks. What would you like?”

“Sweet tea. Or lemonade if they don’t have that. But I can come with you.”

“Why don’t you wait here and save our places on the bench. And then we can talk about Trey’s case and...that other thing.”

That other thing? Wow, the horror might not be in his face for all to see, but she was pretty sure it was in his voice. In his thoughts. “Okay.”

As he headed down the path to the vendor across the way, she sank onto a nearby bench. At least she had a few minutes alone to try to compose her thoughts. She’d opted to drive here separately so she could go straight home afterward. And to reduce the awkwardness of being together under these circumstances.

Someone whizzed by on a bicycle, helmet buckled in place looking like he had somewhere to be. Or maybe he was training for an upcoming race. Whatever it was, the rider looked carefree and relaxed. The opposite of what she felt right now. While she was relieved that Kaleb knew the truth, she wasn’t quite as relieved that he hadn’t simply said, “Do what you want. It’s nothing to do with me.”

That would have been the easier road. One where she made all the decisions for her child without any interference from him or anyone else.

Instead, he’d insisted he wanted to be a part of this baby’s life. His baby’s life. He did not want to be just a sperm donor. Which was why Nicola was experiencing a mixture of dread and excitement.

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