Direct Deposit by Marilyn Baxter

Author:Marilyn Baxter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: chick lit, marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, contemporary romantic fiction, a promise made to a dying best friend, duty and loyalty turn into need and desire, he wants to make a direct deposit to father his child, single parenthood and sperm banks, unexpected passion, woman of his dreams
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

Seven

Maddie shoved aside the breakfast tray after nearly inhaling the food Jack had prepared. She tugged the sash of her robe tighter around her waist.

Her waist.

In a few months she might not have a waist.

Her hand splayed across her abdomen and she wondered if their attempt had been successful. Could conception be happening now? Would she be pregnant by nightfall but unable to know for another few weeks?

Tears blurred her vision, and she blinked in an effort to hold them in check. She had expected to be awash with emotions after she and Jack had sex, but what she sensed right now went far beyond her expectations.

Why had sex with him left her such an emotional mess? Jack had driven her to heights she hadn’t imagined. And after bringing her the breakfast tray, he had disappeared into the bathroom again to finish dressing and shave.

He stepped into the bedroom doorway. “I need to go to Charlotte’s and check on a few things,” he said. “Will you be okay here by yourself?”

Maddie nodded. “Will you have your cell phone just in case I need you?” She snagged a small bit of crisp bacon from her plate and popped it into her mouth.

“Yeah. I’m not sure how much she has on her to-do list, so I have no idea how long I’ll be gone.”

“You go take care of…whatever,” she said with a wave of her hand. “I’ll be fine.”

Jack turned to move away.

“The breakfast was delicious, by the way,” Maddie added, almost as an afterthought. “Do you treat all your women to breakfast in bed?”

As soon as the words left her mouth she regretted the callous comment. She was jumping to conclusions again, judging the man by rumors from sources she now realized were most likely unreliable.

“Only my wives,” he retorted, a momentary spark of displeasure flashing across his face. “And just in case you’re wondering, you are the first.”

His steps were heavy as he crossed the cabin, and only after she heard the door close did she carry her tray to the kitchen.

After washing the dishes and set them in the drainer to dry, she returned to the bedroom and pulled clean clothes from her bag. She showered, dressed and combed her wet hair into place, allowing it to air dry. Pulling out the paperback novel she’d brought along, she settled into one of the upholstered recliners to read.

The mystery couldn’t hold her attention for long, and her thoughts wandered to Jack’s departure. What was the story behind him and Charlotte? He’d promised to explain, and she needed to remember to ask. If she’d been family, he probably would have introduced her as such. As it stood, the elderly woman was just another missing piece of the puzzle Jack has become.

Did he really have to play handyman, or was he simply giving her space because he knew things would be awkward between them after sex? Once again she rested her hand across her belly and said a silent prayer that this attempt had succeeded.

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