The Pregnancy Test (The Marin Test Series Book 3) by Amanda Aksel

Author:Amanda Aksel [Aksel, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elephantine Publishing
Published: 2017-04-26T03:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Chasteberry

When I got home, James and Marvin were nowhere to be found. I was so pumped that I started jogging in place in the living room then ran up the stairs to my desk. I shoved all my work files to the side and started googling the crap out of Dr. G., TCM. And damn did he have great reviews. I’d call to make an appointment first thing on Monday.

“Hello!” James yelled from the bottom of the stairs.

“Hey, baby! I'm in the office.”

A few moments later, I swiveled around in my chair. He stood in the doorway wearing navy-colored gym shorts and a heather-gray tank top. His freshly bronzed skin glistened with a light sheen of sweat. I bit my lower lip, almost completely forgetting about what I’d been doing just two minutes before.

“You working?” he asked. Working? I should’ve been working on him. Maybe later.

“No. Sit down, I want to tell you something.” I gestured to his desk chair on the other side of the room.

He wheeled it over and sat down. “Are you pregnant?” he asked, his eyes wide and tone raised to an excited pitch.

“No,” I said, hating that response. “But I will be. I had kind of a crazy morning.”

He narrowed his eyes. “What do you mean?”

I let out a long sigh and shook my head. “I found out that Ginger’s pregnant and I totally lost my shit.”

“Uh-oh.” James cringed.

“Yeah . . . But it turned out to be great because Ginger recommended a TCM specialist that has helped women get pregnant.”

His eyebrows shot up. “Really? You mean like acupuncture?”

“Yes, that's exactly what I mean. You can read all about it in my new fertility bible.” I handed off my copy from my desk but considered buying another for myself.

He took the book and ran his thumb along the pages. “Okay, I guess we can try it.”

“I’m glad you used the word ‘we’ because you have to come too. Your reproductive health is just as important as mine. And according to this book,” I jabbed my finger at the cover, “you’ll have to make some other changes too.”

“Such as?”

“Your diet. You really need to cut out red meat and soy products; no more estrogen-producing foods for you. At least until we get pregnant.”

“I can go without soy, but c’mon, red meat? Meat makes me feel like a man.” He flexed his bicep as if the red meat was the sole reason for his sexy brawn.

“Seriously, even after we watched that documentary about the cows?” I asked.

He shrugged. “Marin, I'm a country boy. I grew up around slaughtering cattle, chickens, and stuff like that.”

“You need to give it up. Please? For our baby,” I said, cradling my arms, holding our imaginary baby. Because it was still just in our minds.

“Okay,” he said, rising to his feet and he kissed the top of my head. “No red meat, no tofu. Anything else?”

“We’ll talk more once you’ve read the book. I’ll make an appointment with this fabulous Dr. G.

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