The Baby Shift- Ohio by Becca Fanning

Author:Becca Fanning [Fanning, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 6

Amanda and Ken found Jacob outside with Phoenix the next day.

“You like her,” Amanda announced. Jacob was bent over a workbench, Phoenix perched safely in a crib underneath a shady tree. His baby daughter seemed to be watching the exchange with interest. Betrayed by his own flesh and blood!

“And what of it?” he asked. Ken’s mouth dropped open.

“So, you’re admitting it?”

“What are we?” he asked with a frown, setting down his sharpened ax from the wood he’d been chopping. “Teenagers?”

Amanda glanced at Ken with a sly look. “Some of us are more mature than others. What are you going to do about it?”

“Be a normal person?” he asked with a shrug. “Wait until it passes.” Amanda and Ken let out a note of protest.

“You’re not going to tell her?”

“My wife—”

“Your wife would’ve wanted you to be happy,” Amanda said sharply. “Whether it was with a human woman or an inanimate object. Don’t you see that? You can’t keep using your grief as an excuse.” Ken sucked in a sharp breath at his wife’s remark.

“Amanda.”

But, it was Jacob who spoke up first. “I suppose you’re right.” Silence lapsed between them. Phoenix babbled from her cozy spot, watching her father with wide eyes. He smiled at her and went over to pick her up. He knew that it would be better for both of them if he pursued this…if he could let go of that pain. He looked towards Amanda and Ken with a half-hearted smile. “I suppose even a Shifter can be a coward.”

“You don’t have to be a coward,” Amanda told him sternly. “But, you do have to make sure that Ken and I win this bet. The pot is too big. Invite her back for another dinner. Take her on a date.”

“What do humans do for dates?” Ken asked. “Drive around in their cars all day?”

Amanda snorted. “We’ll watch a few romantic comedies and figure it out to help Jacob.” Jacob shook his head, and Phoenix rested her head against his chest.

“I get worried about her down there alone,” he confessed as he stroked Phoenix’s back with a gentle, strong hand. “She’s far away from civilization. If something happened…”

“What would happen?” Ken asked with an echo of concern.

“She had a bad ex-boyfriend,” Jacob mused with a faraway look in his eyes. Amanda’s eyebrows furrowed with worry.

“Bad?”

“Cheating bad.”

“Oooh,” Ken groaned. “Bastard. You worried she’ll go back to him?”

Jacob threw him an annoyed look. “No.” His voice didn’t sound convincing even to him. “I don’t know. She didn’t tell me much. Just that she came here for a fresh start.”

“We have to keep her,” Amanda said suddenly. “I have a bet to win, and we can’t risk another Carl.” They all shared a laugh and went to the dining area as the lunch bell was being rung. Jacob tried to press down any doubts he had. He’d visit her tonight to invite her again to dinner. For him and for Phoenix.

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Amanda sent him with a six-pack of their homebrew. Flowers wouldn’t do much since they were surrounded by nature constantly.

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