Silent Defender (Boardwalk Breakers Book 1) by Nikki Worrell

Author:Nikki Worrell [Worrell, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: NIKKI WORRELL
Published: 2017-05-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Magnus

Surprisingly enough, after the initial shock, it didn’t take me any time at all to wrap my head around the fact that I was going to be a father. And a husband.

First thing Monday morning, Jennie, Izzy, and I went to get the marriage license application, Izzy acting as our witness. All we had to do was go back in three days to pick it up.

Rio’s girlfriend, Elise, was an ordained minister via the ever-so-convenient Internet and was going to do us the honor of marrying us. Neither Jennie nor I had any religious affiliation or a desire for a big, elaborate wedding.

The owner of the Breakers was throwing one hell of a New Year’s Eve party in one of the private clubs at our arena and agreed to let us be married on the ice. The whole thing was perfect for me. I just hoped Jennie didn’t look back someday and have regrets.

“I’m sorry we can’t stay for the wedding, Magnus.” My parents were on their way back to Alaska. They’d thought about staying, but I told them I’d rather they save some of their vacation time and come back after the baby was born. “Give Jennie a kiss for us. I’m sorry she’s feeling so poorly this morning.”

We had just barely made it back to the house after dropping Izzy off at work before Jennie made a mad dash for the bathroom. She was fortunate to be able to work from home now and then.

Looking a little worse for wear, the girl we’d just been speaking about made an appearance. How long does this last?

My mother gave her a sympathetic look. Hopefully only the first three months. Maybe less, maybe more.

Great.

Dad walked over and wrapped Jennie up in his arms. “You’ll be fine, pumpkin. Hang in there, okay?” He chucked her chin as he took a step back. It tugged at my heart to see the sheen of unshed tears in Jennie’s eyes. I knew she missed her own parents something fierce, but I was glad she at least had mine now.

After they were gone, I picked up Jennie and settled us down on the couch with her on my lap, noting that I finally had no pain left in my foot. It had taken longer than I’d expected for the injury to heal. I was only kept out for one game, so maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised it took so long. I certainly hadn’t given it much time to rest.

“Can I get you anything, Jennie? Do something for you?” She only shook her head and wrapped her arms around me. It didn’t take but a few minutes for her to fall asleep. With each breath she let out, I caught the unmistakable scent of minty toothpaste.

Trying my best not to jostle her too much, I struggled to stand so I could carry her to bed without waking her up. I was not successful. She pulled her head back to look at me. “What are you doing?”

“You fell asleep.

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