Harlequin Medical Romance February 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Scarlet Wilson

Author:Scarlet Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

OVER THE NEXT WEEK, Adem vacillated between optimism and dread. He and his brother had grown up in a household filled with tension. What he’d told Carly had been the tip of the iceberg.

Once his brother’s health improved, his dad hadn’t been around much, needing to spend the time on his fledgling restaurant, and his mum had seemed relieved by his long work hours. And when they were together, the chilly silences were worse than any fight could have been. They smiled and said the right things when they were out in public, but they were both miserable, and because of their deep-rooted belief in duty, they refused to take the obvious way out.

Despite all of that, his knee-jerk response toward the news that Carly might be pregnant was the M word. But because it had kept rushing to the tip of his tongue, even though he knew in his heart of hearts that it would be the wrong thing to do, he carefully and deliberately told Carly that marriage was off the table. He’d seen the instant flash of hurt that went through her eyes before she countered his words by saying that she didn’t want to get married either.

He believed her. That kind of vehemence wasn’t feigned. She’d said she’d had a failed engagement, maybe that was part of the reason. So at least she could understand what was at stake. But despite all the rational reasons for not getting married, he’d been surprised to find that her words actually did sting. Damn.

The pregnancy was definitely not planned. But, according to Carly, not unwanted.

His younger brother was ecstatic over the fact that he and Adeline were having a baby. Maybe like Carly, he’d wondered if it were even possible because of his tumor. He’d never talked about the fear of it coming back, but he wouldn’t be human if it hadn’t at least crossed his mind. But despite all of that, Basir had been willing to plunge into those waters and accept the challenges of fatherhood with joy.

Adem was not his brother. And he’d spent a lot of time as a teenager stepping in to provide the things he felt were lacking in their household. And he’d got rid of his own anger as a result.

His brother seemed fairly well-adjusted. Or, maybe as Carly had said, he’d just found the “right” person. The person who could erase childhood wounds.

Adem had no desire to erase them. Or to try to bypass them only to discover he’d been wrong. He wanted no child of his to grow up in the kind of atmosphere that he had. So the kindest thing he could do for this baby was to take a step back and make sure history did not repeat itself.

Hadn’t he already wondered if his many hours spent at work didn’t mimic his father’s blinkered approach to life? Marriage might even make that worse, causing him to retreat to old patterns when things went badly.

Adem didn’t even know if he was capable of a healthy relationship.

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