Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark

Author:Carol Higgins Clark
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Private Investigator, Kindle, Suspense, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781416523369
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2006-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

27

Shauna, Tyler, Pamela, and Arnold had enjoyed a cocktail at the apartment and then they’d cabbed to Il Tinello on West 56th Street, just off Fifth Avenue. Il Tinello was an upscale, elegant Italian restaurant. The dining room was comfortable, the food delicious, and the white-jacketed waiters were quietly attentive. It had an old-world feeling and Mario, the owner, always took good care of the Neys. They’d been dining there almost weekly for over fifteen years.

“I cannot believe this whole business about your dress,” Pamela said in her well-bred tone. She was dressed in a silk pantsuit and wearing some of her favorite pieces of exquisite jewelry—a sapphire necklace with matching earrings and a diamond bracelet. “Planning this wedding is quite an experience.”

Shauna smiled at her. “I don’t care what I wear. This has been so amazing, getting to know you and Arnold. That’s what is so important. And that Tyler and I will finally be married.”

Arnold sipped his wine. “What were you two waiting for? Why didn’t you get married a long time ago?”

Pamela looked at her husband sternly. “Arnold, Shauna told us already. She doesn’t have family.” Pamela turned back to Shauna. “Are you sure that there aren’t any cousins you want to invite? Anyone at all?”

Tears glistened in Shauna’s eyes. “Honestly, I have no one. No one but Tyler. And now you.”

“What about you, Tyler?” Pamela asked gently. “I’ve been going over the guest list. I just wish that there were some people who you could share this day with.”

“Whoa,” Tyler answered as he took a bite out of his dinner roll, then looked off into the distance as he chewed.

Normally Pamela would have winced at the sight of someone biting into a roll instead of breaking off a delicate piece, but for Tyler she felt nothing but affection. His breach of manners was almost endearing. He knew the Heimlich maneuver and had saved her life. He could lick his knife for all she cared.

Finally Tyler swallowed, took a sip of his water, then put his hand over Shauna’s. “Before Shauna and I met, we both felt like we were alone on this planet. Then we found each other. It was as if we were the only two people in the universe, man. You two are teaching us what it means to have family.” He paused and stared into Shauna’s eyes. “Should we tell them?”

“Tell us what?” Arnold demanded.

Shauna giggled. “Tyler, you can’t tease them like that. Now we have to tell them.” She turned to Arnold and Pamela. “We didn’t know whether we should wait until after we were officially married to tell you because we were afraid you’d disapprove. But you know we have been living together.”

Arnold and Pamela both shrugged as if to say “What can you do?”

“The thing is…” Shauna continued.

“We’re pregnant!” Tyler interrupted, then banged the table excitedly with his fist. “We’re pregnant, and if it’s a boy he’ll be Arnold; a girl, Pamela. And we hope to have a couple more. We’ll keep trying until we get an Arnold and a Pamela.

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