Nathaniel: True Love: New Adult College Romance Novella (Coral Gables Series Book 4) by Taylor Drucie Anne

Author:Taylor, Drucie Anne [Taylor, Drucie Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2016-02-13T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

I didn’t go to the beach with Cliff and Anson the following day, but holed up at home instead. In the intervening two weeks, the heat has made me nauseous and irritable. I only venture out for groceries, and even then, I spend as little time as possible outside, happy to get back into my cool, dark apartment.

I’m scouring the internet for info on what’s good and bad for pregnant women. Apparently, I should skip parsley and nettle tea, and anything that might be dehydrating. I also never knew that soft, fresh cheeses such as mozzarella are taboo, since even when the milk used to make them is pasteurized, they can carry bacteria very dangerous for the unborn child. That’s definitely bad news, because I absolutely love mozzarella. Pregnancy is no fun, and I’ll have to deal with this for another eight months.

Totally not cool!

My phone rings as I’m reading more uncool stuff on the internet. “Cooper,” I say into the phone.

“Hey, Shai,” Nate’s voice answers. “How are you doing?”

“Okay, I guess. You?”

“I think I’ve come to terms with the shock and all that. Do you have time to talk?”

“Yes, I have time for you,” I say, swallowing hard.

“I don’t know if I’m ready to be a father,” he says plainly. “I mean, if I’m going to be a father, I want to be with the mother of the baby, but you don’t want to be with me anymore.”

My heart starts to hammer so hard it hurts. He wants me to have an abortion. That’s what he wants.

As soon as I’ve found my voice again, I ask, “Does that mean you want me to get rid of this baby?”

“Are you crazy? I don’t want you to kill our child! I want something else,” he says with conviction.

“What do you want?” I ask cautiously. Maybe he’s considering giving the baby up for adoption, or giving it to his parents to raise. He wants to take it away from my loser hands. I take a deep breath, fearing a full-blown panic attack.

“I want you to give me another chance,” he says. “We’re going to try to be a couple, in all earnestness, no ifs, ands, or buts. Okay?”

I feel lightheaded with relief, proof of how tense and worried I’ve been the last two weeks. “Oh thank God,” I blurt out.

“What did you think I was going to say?”

“I thought of everything awful,” I answer, then immediately pull a face. That was not a wise answer.

“That could mean anything. What, specifically?” he prods.

“I thought you were going to try to talk me into either an abortion or an adoption,” I admit.

Nathaniel sucks in air. “I would never do that. Sure, we may be young, and we were certainly stupid for not using protection, but I stand with you and our child. I’m not the kind of asshole who would force you to do either of those things.”

“I know, but I’m still totally overwhelmed with the situation,” I explain. “And with the state

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