Not Going There (The NOT Series Book 3) by Terri Osburn

Author:Terri Osburn [Osburn, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Macie Rae Publishing
Published: 2022-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

“Oh my gosh, Josie, look at this one.”

Franny had uttered this phrase no fewer than seventeen times since we’d entered the store Becca had mentioned weeks ago. She hadn’t been up for a shopping spree, even with her fancy leg scooter thing, but did give us her blessing to shop without her.

The tiny pink outfit included a sun bonnet and ruffles sewn across where the baby’s bottom would be. “It’s adorable,” I cooed. Like Franny, I’d echoed this sentiment several times already, but what else could I say when adorable was the perfect descriptor for every item in sight?

The ultrasound had been conducted the previous Tuesday, and I’d been ousted by Mother, as only two were allowed to accompany the expectant mother during the procedure. Short of tying the woman to a post, there had been no way I was going to win the privilege, so I settled for blurry black-and-white images sent to my phone in real time. There’d been a head, hands, and even a tiny nose, but the rest of the image could have been a Rorschach test for all I could tell.

Halfway through the session, thanks to Mother’s incessant prodding, the doctor announced that they were having a girl, and much celebration ensued. Dad had been the only outlier, but I couldn’t blame him. As a man with a wife and two daughters, he’d always been outnumbered in his own home. As for the wife and daughters, we were ecstatic to add another little girl to the ranks.

“I already have so much pink,” she muttered, biting her lip. “Maybe I should skip this one and focus on adding other colors.”

Doing my part as Auntie Enabler, I said, “It has ruffles on the butt. You can’t not get it.”

She tossed the outfit in her basket, as I knew she would. “You’re right. What was I thinking?” Spotting something down the aisle, she bolted off with an “Oh, I have to have this.”

Before I could follow, a familiar voice behind me said, “I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

My back stiffened as I spun to find Miles leaning against a rack of pirate-themed outfits.

“What can’t you believe?”

His gaze dropped. “You’re wearing jeans.”

What was it with this man and my wardrobe?

“Yes, I am. I even own other pairs.” At the risk of being nosy, I asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Same as you are, I assume. Buying baby stuff.”

My brain skidded to a halt. Why had I not thought of this? I’d assumed Miles was single. He never wore a ring, but I knew from experience that not all married men did. That had been a lesson learned—and a bullet dodged—in my early twenties. Then again, he could be having a child without having put a ring on anyone’s finger.

“I didn’t realize you—”

“Okay,” a woman said, walking up to him carrying a miniature Pirates uniform, “what about this?” She was visibly pregnant with a round face, dark eyes, and a button nose typically seen on fairy-tale princesses.

“Didn’t your mom already buy that?” he asked.

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