Reunited By The Badge (To Serve & Seduce Book 3) by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello [Mello, Deborah Fletcher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, African American, Multicultural, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, Christian Suspense, To Serve & Seduce
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Original Edition
Published: 2019-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

When Paul entered the kitchen, he looked like death warmed over. They had successfully avoided each other for most of the day, and outside the sun was beginning to set. Simone stopped eating in midbite, her fork hovering above the last of her cake, finally getting around to that sliver Oliver had saved for her. She knew before he could begin to tell her. That cake was suddenly doing flips in her midsection and something like genuine fear pierced her spirit.

Paul slid his fingers into the short length of her hair as he leaned to press a kiss to the top of her head. “As soon as we get back to Chicago, you need to make an appointment with your ob-gyn. They may want to run the test again, as well as give you an ultrasound. It’s still very early. I’m thinking we probably conceived that first night we were back together.”

Simone dropped her fork to the plate, the silver rattling awkwardly against the china. “This can’t be happening! There has to be some kind of mistake. There’s no way I’m pregnant. We haven’t been back together long enough! I remember sex education,” she quipped.

“Then you remember it only takes one time!” Paul snapped back.

“But it takes weeks for that damn egg to implant. It has to! So the test is wrong,” she said, pouting profusely.

Paul sighed. “Clearly, you failed sex ed. Implantation doesn’t take weeks.” He shook his head as he continued. “Oliver will run the test again, but he’s very thorough.”

Simone pulled her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs. She dropped her forehead against her thighs. She felt like she’d been slapped with a sledgehammer. This was not supposed to happen. She had always imagined the point in her life when she would share with a partner that they were expecting a baby, romanticizing the moment. But there was nothing romantic about her current situation. It actually felt instead like the two of them were being punished for something horrific they had done. Because a baby clearly wasn’t what either needed. They weren’t at that place in their personal relationship, barely holding what they shared together by a thin thread. They had made mistakes they were still trying to atone for. Were still struggling to get it right. Tossing a baby into the fray was just wrong on many fronts.

She suddenly thought about the adage her father often invoked. That if you wanted to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. She imagined the good Lord was having Himself quite a snicker.

Paul dropped to his knees beside her, reaching to wrap his arms around her body. He hugged her tightly, then slid his hand beneath her chin and lifted her head so that he could stare into her eyes.

“I know it’s a shock, and not at all what we were expecting, but I don’t want you to have any doubts about how much I love you. We have plenty of time to think about this and decide what we want to do.

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