Nurse's One-Night Baby Surprise Reunited With Doctor Devereaux by Louisa George & Allie Kincheloe

Author:Louisa George & Allie Kincheloe [George, Louisa & Kincheloe, Allie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2021-03-19T22:01:11+00:00

Fraser looked out across the lake breathing in the cool air that blew in from the mountains. In the distance he could hear music, laughter, chatter from the wedding party in the hotel.

He felt detached from it all. Untethered. Adrift.

It was cold, but he didn’t care. The breeze reminded him he was alive, and he could breathe out here when he couldn’t breathe watching Briana. Every glimpse of her made his chest constrict.

Boy, he had it bad.

‘Fraser?’

He whirled round at the sound of her voice, his heart lifting and hurting at the same time. Her bun had come lose and curls hung round her cheeks. She was breathless, her cheeks flushed. She was beautiful. Perfect.

All he wanted to do was take her into his arms and kiss her until his thoughts blurred. But he just nodded, forcing himself to get used to being around her in this faux emotionless state—when in reality the emotion was just shoved down, pushed back, still bubbling under the surface. ‘Hey, Bri. You okay?’

‘Tired.’ She gave a little shrug. ‘But okay.’

Why was she here when she’d spent the last few weeks keeping her distance? His eyes dipped to her stomach and his own gut tightened in concern. ‘Baby okay?’

‘Yes. All is fine.’ She suddenly looked nervous and pale. ‘Look, Fraser...we need to talk.’

‘Did Lily put you up to this?’ He mimicked Lily’s voice. ‘“Go talk to my dad. He’s a sad sack who needs cheering up.”’

Bri smiled softly. ‘We chatted, yes.’

Ah. Then that explained it. A pity-party. Great. ‘Take no notice. She’s trying to help but probably making it worse.’

‘Actually, she helped me clarify a few things.’

‘How?’ His chest tightened as he waited for more rejection.

‘She asked me if I loved you.’

‘Oh, God.’ He wanted to shrivel up and die right there. ‘Sorry.’

‘No. No, it’s good.’ Bri held her palm up. ‘She’s amazing, Fraser, really. She’s a beautiful, young woman and I’m so proud of her. She’s not scared of emotions. She doesn’t hide from them, she feels them keenly. Lets them work through her system. It’s a good thing. And she’s not scared to take risks.’

‘Don’t I know it.’ He shook his head. Okay, so she’d come to talk about Lily. The little flicker of hope fizzled out. ‘And?’

‘And what?’

‘The answer to her question.’

She took hold of his hand and looked up at him. Vulnerability and something else...fear, perhaps, or panic...flitted across her gaze. Then determination. Clarity. ‘I told her that, yes, I do. I do love you.’

‘The way I loved Ellen, right? Friends. Co-parents. That’s...’ He took his hand away from hers. ‘Okay.’

He’d get used to it.

‘Not like Ellen.’ She stepped closer and took his hand again. ‘Thing is...you were right. I am scared about making a commitment to you. I’m scared about planning a future with anyone. I told myself you didn’t love me, couldn’t love me, and I didn’t want to hear it when you tried to say those precious words. I hid behind you planning to go back to London. Then when you decided to stay I had nothing to hide behind.

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