Navy Blues by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9781587245091
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2003-06-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Carol sat at her desk and tried to concentrate on her work. This past seven days had been impossible. Steve honestly believed she was carrying another man’s child, and nothing she could ever say would convince him otherwise. It was like history repeating itself and all the agony of her divorce had come back to haunt her.

Only this time Carol was smarter.

If Steve chose to believe such nonsense, that was his problem. She wanted this baby and from the first had been prepared to raise her daughter alone. Now if only she could get over these bouts of nausea and the sickly feeling that was with her almost every day and night. Most of it she attributed to the emotional upheaval in her life. Within a couple of weeks it would pass and she would feel a thousand times better – at least, that was what she kept telling herself.

„Hi.“

A familiar, friendly voice invaded Carol’s thoughts. „Lindy!“ she said, directing her attention to Steve’s sister. „What are you doing here?“

„Risking my job and my neck. Can we meet later? I’ve got to talk to you; it’s important.“

As fond as Carol was of her former sister-in-law, she knew there was only one subject Lindy would want to discuss, and that was Steve. Her former husband was a topic Carol preferred to avoid. Nor was she willing to justify herself to his sister, if Lindy started questioning her about the baby’s father. It would be better for everyone involved if she refused to meet her, but the desperate worry in Lindy’s steady gaze frightened her.

„I suppose you want to ask me about Steve,“ Carol said slowly, thoughtfully. „I don’t know that any amount of talking is going to change things. It’d be best just to leave things as they are.“

„Not you, too.“

„Too?“

„Steve’s so closed mouthed you’d think your name was listed as classified information.“

Carol picked up the clipboard and flipped over a page, in an effort to pretend she was exceptionally busy. „Maybe it’s better this way,“ she murmured, but was unable to disguise the pain her words revealed.

„Listen, I’ve got to get back before someone important – like my supervisor – notices I’m missing,“ Lindy said, scribbling something on a pad and ripping off the sheet. „Here’s the address to my apartment. Rush is on sea trials, so we’ll be alone.“

„Lindy…“

„If you care anything about my brother you’ll come.“ Once more those piercing eyes spelled out his sister’s concern.

Carol took the address, and frowned. „Let me tell you right now that if you’re trying to orchestrate a reconciliation, neither one of us will appreciate it.“

„Is Steve going to mysteriously arrive around the same time as I do?“

„No. I promise he won’t. Good grief, Carol, he won’t even talk to me anymore. He isn’t talking to anyone. I’m not kidding when I say I’m worried about him.“

Carol soaked in that information and frowned, growing concerned herself.

„You’ll come?“

Against her better judgment, she nodded. Like her ex-husband, she didn’t want to talk to anyone, and especially not to someone related to Steve.

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