Doggone Daddy by Liam Kingsley

Author:Liam Kingsley [Kingsley, Liam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

12

Trevor

I smiled as I looked around Pampered Paws right before closing time. There were still flowers everywhere, and they scented the entire place. Jason had gone all out for Valentine’s Day. The benefits of dating a florist.

The last four months had been nearly perfect—only two things clouding the otherwise clear sky. Jason and I had definitely grown closer every day, but he’d never brought up the subject of claiming me, and I was getting huge.

I settled a hand on my stomach. The baby would be here in just a few months. Did Jason want to wait until after he or she was born to claim me? I wasn’t sure, and it wasn’t like me not to just be straightforward and ask. But I’d held myself back because as I continued to gain weight from the pregnancy, my old insecurities had crept back in, increasing with every pound I gained. Which had been a lot. And the worse part was I didn’t even look pregnant. I just looked fat.

I knew I shouldn’t let it bother me. I should feel beautiful, knowing a life was growing inside me. But I didn’t. I wondered all the time what Jason thought about my body, and I’d become more reserved with being on display for him. Something I’d enjoyed before. I didn’t doubt Jason loved me and meant the things he said, but a tiny piece of me felt like this was all too good to be true, and I kept waiting for the bubble to pop.

Pregnancy was really doing a number on me, physically and emotionally.

The door to the shop opened, and I glanced up quickly, my heart jumping. Even though it had been over five months since the attack, I still felt jittery at times. They’d caught one of the guys, but not the other. I worried he might come back in even though I had state of the art security. And right now I was the only one here.

My shoulders relaxed when I saw a woman and a young boy come in. “Hi, can I help you?” I asked them.

“We just wanted a little more information about your daycare,” she replied. The little boy let go of her hand and started checking out the room. He couldn’t have been more than four.

“What kind of dog do you have?” I asked him, getting down on his level.

He giggled and looked at me. “You’re fat.”

“Tony!” the woman exclaimed, her expression horrified.

I forced a smile and ignored the comment, trying to save face in front of a prospective new client. “I have two dogs of my own. Would you like to see them?”

The woman nodded, but then gave me an apologetic look I’d rather she hadn’t. I tried my best not to think about what Tony had said while I gave her the rundown on the daycare and answered all her questions. After all, he was just a small child, and children were brutally honest. He was simply making an observation.

That knowledge didn’t make me feel any better though.

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