Harlequin Special Edition April 2019, Box Set 1 of 2 by Stella Bagwell

Author:Stella Bagwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

“You’ve got a serious case of the jitters,” James said as he escorted Ginger to her ob-gyn appointment.

She gaped at him in the middle of Main Street. How the heck did he know that? She’d been jumpy all morning, barely able to focus in her private session with Madame Davenport, who’d sent her “to rest, dear.” And it was the same crazy butterflies in her tummy during the two hours she and James had spent at the office, doing one last proofreading and polishing of his proposal for the Solero Sisters Bakery. Three times he’d asked if she was feeling okay, if she had morning sickness or needed to lie down or take a break. She’d muddled through, but at half her usual Ginger speed. Which she’d been glad to discover was still fast.

It had taken her hours to realize what her deal was: she was nervous about this afternoon’s ob-gyn appointment. Nervous as hell. When she figured it out, she had an “oh, is that all?” moment, but then let herself sit with the nerves and butterflies until she was almost flattened by them.

What if something was wrong with her baby?

In that moment, when the truth of why she felt so scared hit her, she’d never felt so alone. Yes, James was right there, but he wasn’t hers. A good friend and here he was, accompanying her to the appointment as he said he would. But he wasn’t hers. She was alone. Really, really alone.

And I don’t want to be. I can’t do this alone. I don’t want to do this alone. I want a life partner who’ll love me and the baby. She had to find the mythical Checklist Guy. That was how she’d have all her dreams for Bluebell come true.

But now here was James, able to see what it had taken her so long to figure out. How could he know her so well? Checklist Daddy wouldn’t know her at all. Right away anyway. Though James had seemed to truly “get her” from the beginning.

So just add: knows me so well to the checklist—and voilà!

She sighed. If only it were all that easy.

“Yup. Nervous.” Just say it. You’re bursting with it. “What if there’s a problem?” Tears pricked her eyes, and she stopped walking and wrapped her arms around herself. “What if something is wrong?”

“Let’s go on the assumption that everything is fine,” he said, taking her hand and giving it a squeeze. “If, God forbid, something is wrong, we’ll deal with it.”

She saw him freeze at his own use of we’ll. Maybe because she’d been staring hard at him when it came out of his mouth.

James Gallagher wasn’t the kind of guy who’d correct himself with an I mean, you’ll deal with it. And he didn’t. “You’ve been feeling great, so that’s probably a good sign.” He squeezed her hand again and said, “Come on, kiddo, let’s go.”

Kiddo. She was only four years younger than he was. She had a feeling he was

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