Last Comes Fate: A surprise pregnancy, grumpy-sunshine, second chance romance (Silver Spoon Book 3) by Nicole French

Author:Nicole French [French, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raglan Publishing
Published: 2023-07-18T23:00:00+00:00

We drove back to the house in sort of a numb daze, neither of us able to converse much beyond cursory words to Xavier’s driver. It was par for the course, I thought irritably as the car turned down Van Brunt Street. Most couples would be over the moon to find out that they were having a little boy.

Yes, the heart issue was scary. But now that I had time to process, I was able to focus on the doctor’s reassurances over the time frame. That it might resolve on its own.

By the time we reached the house, I was substantially calmer. Even able to crack a joke or two. Xavier, however, was basically a statue. If I was able to turn things around, what was his problem?

And so I found Xavier lingering in the living room after I put away my jacket, seemingly unwilling to retreat to the basement or particularly wanting to talk.

Well, too bad. I was done waiting.

“Tea?” I asked as I moved to the kitchen. “I don’t have another tutoring session until one.”

Xavier just grunted, which I took as a yes as I set the kettle on the stove. He moved to the counter, where he sat like a disgruntled bar patron waiting for his next shot.

I pulled out the basket of tea boxes from one of the drawers and set it in front of him. “Here, pick one.”

Without looking, Xavier selected a box and set it on the counter. Stash Earl Grey. A tea I happened to know he thought tasted like fireplace ashes.

I frowned as I pulled out my favorite chamomile blend. Now, I knew something was really wrong. Xavier was as discerning with the things he put into his body as a dermatologist would be with skin care.

“All right,” I said. “Would you like to tell me what’s bothering you?”

Xavier scowled at his hands. “You were there. It is what it is. I just have to learn to deal with it.”

I sighed, then pulled out some mugs and put our tea bags into them. “Look, I get it. I was freaked out too when she first told us. But I think it’s important here not to get ahead of ourselves. Let’s just focus on what the doctor said about how it can resolve itself before the baby’s born. Things can change.”

Xavier snorted. “You can’t really resolve the sex of the baby, Ces.”

I looked up. “What? You’re upset about the sex?”

The look on his face told me everything I needed to know.

“The heart thing—yeah, it’s alarming, but we’ll get through it. Like you said, the doctor isn’t overly worried. But the fact that he’s a boy…fuck.”

I could not have been more gobsmacked if he had told me the baby was going to be a unicorn with an alligator tail and chicken feet. “Why does it matter if it’s a boy? I would have thought you’d be happy.”

Xavier just rubbed his face and shook his head. “Not so much. God, once this gets out, I’m going to have every lord on the island congratulating me.

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