Having the Billionaire's Baby by Sandra Hyatt

Author:Sandra Hyatt [Hyatt, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Category
ISBN: 9780373769568
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2009-07-13T23:00:00+00:00

Callie felt a strange stirring of sympathy. She resisted the urge to step closer, to take hold of his hand once again. To give or take comfort? She wasn’t sure which. So instead she stepped back, wrapped her arms about herself. “There’s nothing you can do now,” she spoke softly. “Except give me some space. Please.”He nodded slowly and then turned and strode away, his footsteps echoing in the night. She heard his car purr into life and watched as red taillights disappeared down her driveway.

Callie sat in her car, staring at the red brick building in front of her. She should go in. Just get out of the car, walk up the three gray concrete steps to the front door and go in. She only wished she didn’t feel quite so alone, but there were no friends she wanted to share the knowledge of her situation with yet. Nor was she ready to tell her mother. She wasn’t even entirely sure where her mother was right now. Her last postcard from her had been of Inca ruins in Peru.

Slowly, she unbuckled her seat belt. As she touched her fingers to the door handle her phone rang and she snatched it up gratefully. “Hello.” Her greeting was quick and eager. Perhaps they needed her at work and she’d have to go.

There was a pause. “How are you?” The question earnest, seeking an honest response. The voice deep and warm. “Did you sleep last night?”

Implying that he hadn’t?

She hadn’t thought she wanted to hear from Nick again, and certainly not so soon. But apparently she was wrong. Her spinelessness was great enough to make his call welcome. “Better than I expected. At least the uncertainty is gone now.” No more lying in bed wondering whether or not she was pregnant. Just lying in bed wondering what happens next.

“Where are you?”

The one question she hadn’t wanted him to ask. Callie took a deep breath. “Outside my doctor’s office. Working up the courage to go in.” She glanced at the wooden front door and then at her watch.

She grimaced as she counted the seconds of the pause. Finally he spoke. “You were going to wait till I came back.”

She hadn’t actually agreed to that, but now probably wasn’t the time to argue her point. “I’m taking a leaf out of your book. Although I’m not so sure that I like it. But now at least you won’t have to cut short your trip.” She glanced again at the suddenly ominous building and remembered the other proactive call she’d made. The one setting up an appointment with her lawyer. Nick sounded conciliatory now, caring even, but she’d learned her lesson—and she was going to protect herself and get good legal advice.

“I’m in the country still. Give me the doctor’s address.” In the background she heard a flight departure announcement.

“You’re at the airport?”

“Yes, but I’ll change my flight.”

The offer seemed to give her strength. “Don’t, but thanks,” she said quietly. “It’ll be okay. I’ll be okay.

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