Crossing the Line by Lauren Landish

Author:Lauren Landish [Landish, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2018-01-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Shawnie

“You don’t look so good, babe.”

Abby's lying on the screen, the enormous curve of her stomach barely visible on the left side. After literally bleeding through her skin with the size of her baby, the doctors have put her on bed rest for the next two weeks until her delivery date. It hurts to see, not because of the discomfort she’s in, but because of the concern on her face. She’s the one facing childbirth, and I’m the one she’s worried about.

I can’t let her see the worry and frustration I feel. For two days, I’ve been beating myself up after the world’s worst date and then . . . just what the fuck happened at Club Paradise anyway? Yesterday, I spent the whole day actually fantasizing about the man in the Venetian mask who claimed ownership of me. I can’t let Abby see this.

“Guess I just need a good night’s sleep,” I lie instead, stretching. At least I did sleep like crap last night. “You know, I could hardly sleep after getting the offer to join Rafe’s team. It’s pretty geeky and pretty cool at the same time. And I get a bit of a pay raise, which is nice.”

Abby whistles before wincing and rubbing her belly. “Slow down, little guy. Gimme a few weeks, okay?”

I smile. The scene is so cute and it helps me look past my worry. “You look like you're ready to burst, Abby. How are you doing?”

“Thankfully, being on bed rest means I can wear half-shirts and let my belly just rest,” she says, looking back at the camera. “I'll tell you, Shawnie, it's scary and amazing and everything that I hoped it would be.”

“That's because of Dane. You got yourself a good man.”

“Tell me about it. You know, since I've been put on bed rest, he waits on me hand and foot.”

I give as good a smile as I can. “Listen, as soon as you have that little guy and everything’s calmed down, tell me. I'll be there as soon as I can.”

Abby laughs and gives me an OK with her fingers. “I can’t wait.”

“All right, I'll let you get some sleep or something. I've got a meeting tomorrow, so I’m going to turn in too. First time with the new team. Wish me luck.”

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