The Pregnancy Proposition by Andrea Laurence

Author:Andrea Laurence
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Eight

Paige pried one eye open in the early morning light. She could see Mano slipping into his suit coat and frowned. “Where are you going?” she asked with a pout.

“Work. Just for a little while,” he said sitting down on the edge of the bed. He leaned in and she met him halfway for a goodbye kiss. “A couple of hours. I’ll meet you for lunch. What are you going to do this morning while I’m gone?”

Paige considered her options. It was already Thursday and there was so much of the resort she hadn’t seen. She really should take the opportunity to explore something other than Mano’s bed. “I thought I might walk through the shops and browse at some point. I also thought about going to the pool. I haven’t done that yet.”

“That would be nice. Go swimming first. Most of the shops don’t open until ten. By the time you finish and shower, they’ll be open.”

Paige twisted her lips in thought. “That’s a good idea. I doubt I’ll buy anything, though. The shops I’ve seen are all very high end. I’m not coming back upstairs with a Louis Vuitton bag.”

Mano reached out and stroked her cheek with the back of his hand. Paige leaned in to his touch, wishing more and more than he didn’t insist on going to work so soon. “If you want one, you should get one. Have them charge it to me. Anything you want, just tell them.”

Paige laughed aloud, eliciting a frown from Mano. “What’s funny?” he asked.

“You. Since I arrived in Hawaii, it’s like I live in an alternate dimension. Penthouse suites, room service, you offering to buy me anything I want...it’s all kind of ridiculous. Really. You should see my apartment. You’d be horrified.”

Mano sighed and shook his head. “Then consider your time here a little pampering. I mean it—buy something today. I’ll check my charges, and if there isn’t anything on there, I’ll be very disappointed.”

“Okay,” she finally agreed. Paige fully intended to buy a pack of gum at the sundries store just to say she bought something.

He leaned in and kissed her again before whistling for Hōkū. “I’ll meet you for lunch at about noon, okay? I’ll text you to see where you are.”

Paige nodded and watched him walk away. Rolling onto her back, she stretched leisurely across the king-size mattress and stared up at the ceiling. A few hours by the pool might be just what she needed. It was early enough that she might not have to fight for a lounge chair.

She pulled her hair up into a knot on the top of her head and slipped into the bikini she bought for the trip. It was a bright blue and purple design with a halter top and boy shorts for the bottoms. The cut gave her the illusion of curves where she had none.

Before she pulled on her cover-up, she decided to slather on some sunblock so it could soak in. As her hands slid across her belly, she realized she was finally starting to show.

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