Just One Kiss by Carly Phillips

Author:Carly Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: CP Publishing
Published: 2022-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Jade had arrived at the island and slept for almost two days. Maggie, the housekeeper, took care of her, bringing Jade’s meals to her room. Jade knew Maggie well since she’d worked for Serenity and Michael from the time Jade was thirteen and Layla was born, until Serenity no longer needed her. Asher had then hired her to run the island estate.

Her second day here, Jade felt somewhat better. She showered and came out for dinner. Her brother also had a live-in chef for himself and guests who came to visit, and he’d called ahead for her arrival. She ate a delicious chicken, rice, and broccoli dinner, relieved she could keep the food down. After, she made her way to her room, watched some television and turned in for the night.

Exhaustion had become her new best friend, and it felt so good to know she could crash and not worry about work the next day. She slept late and ate the healthiest breakfast she’d had in a long time, sitting outside on a veranda overlooking the ocean. She tipped her head and took in the blue sky. The sun shone overhead with a few white fluffy clouds. If not for the slight queasiness in her stomach reminding her why she’d had to escape to paradise, things would be perfect.

She placed her hand over her still-flat belly and sighed. It wasn’t like she was here to decide what to do. As soon as the plane had taken off—and she’d left New York and the pressure behind—she’d known what she wanted. She would have this baby. But she needed to decide how to approach Knox about it. On top of not knowing how he’d react, she also worried about what her child might inherit from her. Migraines? Worse?

“Thank you, biological mom,” she muttered.

Jade was sure most of her issues came from the parent she’d never known. Anxiety accompanied her most days, and in the back of her mind, she lived in fear of ending up like her mother. Even though she’d become pregnant without having thought it through, she reassured herself that she could be the mother Audrey Dare had never been. Still, the possibilities frightened her.

After breakfast, she called Asher as promised, assuring him she was okay but not sharing her news. Knox needed to hear it before anyone else, and he would… as soon as she managed to get a handle on her fears. Next, she FaceTimed with Lauren, assuring her friend she was fine, she just needed time.

“Knox is losing his mind,” Lauren told her. “He came by the office today and he wasn’t happy when I wouldn’t give him any information.”

Jade let out a sigh. “You’re the best friend a girl could have. I’m not trying to torture him. I just want to come to terms with all the changes I’m going to be dealing with before I bring him into it. And besides, I haven’t heard from him since his return from Vegas. Why is he suddenly looking for me?”

Her friend tucked her sleek bob behind one ear.

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