Hard to Hold by Incy Black

Author:Incy Black [Black, Incy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Suspense, Contemporary, romatic suspense, contemporary romance
ISBN: 9781622665358
Google: kF9GAwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00JI0KF4E
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2014-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Ten days later, Anna stepped clear of the innocuous black saloon car, fully resigned to the irritation of having two men flank her. Insisting she had no need of an escort to the clinic had been futile—the men assigned stuck to her like glue. They had their orders, and none dared defy her ex.

She preferred to take refuge in outright denial. Each time her mind wandered in Nick’s direction she slammed doors and poured concrete barriers to keep him at bay.

Only a few minutes after she entered the clinic, the pretty receptionist called her name. She jack-in-the-boxed to attention and with a glare dared her guards to follow her. The glare worked. They sat back down.

This was it. In a few short minutes, she’d learn the gender of her baby. Following the sonographer into a mutely lit room, she hesitated before climbing onto the high bed as instructed. The woman must have seen more than her fair share of nervous expectant mothers because she didn’t remark on the obvious tremor of her hands as she pulled up her T-shirt and unfastened her jeans, pushing them low to reveal the still-small mound barely curving her lower belly.

The smear of gel on her stomach should have been soothing but wasn’t, and when the sonographer pressed the handheld device firmly against her abdomen, she nearly flew off the bed. Probably would have done so had the woman not squeezed her shoulder to reassure.

“I’m sorry,” Anna barely managed to whisper, “I’m not usually such a wimp.”

The squeeze turned into a series of pats and strokes. “Take a few deep breaths, honey, we’re in no hurry here.”

And the kind words might have worked had the door not edged open and a shadow slipped into the cell-like room.

She’d never been shy, but damn it, some things were personal. She jerked upright and hauled her knees to her chest.

“Excuse me, you can’t just barge in here—” the sonographer protested indignantly.

“No, it’s fine, he’s with me,” Anna choked, her throat thickening, relief rolling through her in waves. She’d all but given up hope.

She eased back into a recline and smiled, no longer feeling quite so isolated. Damn the man, but when push came to shove, he was incapable of letting her down. An embarrassing sting misted her eyes. “Hi, Nick. You made it then.”

He shrugged and cocked her a half smile. “Never could resist a little gel-fest.”

“That’s a totally inappropriate comment, but I’m impressed.” She laughed shakily. “Told you irreverence was fun. Have you been taking lessons?”

“Not exactly. Let’s just say I dredged up a few reminders of what it felt like to live a little.”

“Then there might be hope for you yet, Nick Marshall.” She swiveled her head to the side and smiled at the sonographer. “If possible, I’d like to know the gender, please.”

She really did try to keep her eyes fixed on the swirl of black and white that filled the screen and tried even harder to work out what the images meant but within seconds had to turn her face away, her eyes screwed tight shut.

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