The Surrogate Husband by Wynter Daniels

Author:Wynter Daniels [Daniels, Wynter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: category, The Surrogate Husband, contemporary, fake husband, Romance, fake marriage, Entangled, Lovestruck, Wynter Daniels, contemporary romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Before Lucy could utter a word of her confession, Bev teetered. Her face turned even paler than her usual sail-white complexion.

Had she guessed the truth? Would that revelation do her in?

Several people gasped. Jonathan, an EMT by trade, rushed to catch her before she collapsed. He sat her in a chair and took her pulse.

Oh God!

I’ve killed her.

A heavy weight pressed on Lucy’s chest. “I’m so sorry, Aunt Bev.”

After only a few seconds, Bev swatted Jonathan away. “Stop that. I’m fine. It’s just the heat and the excitement. I’m not used to these ghastly Florida temperatures.”

Lucy glanced at the thermometer on the back wall of the inn, which read eighty-four degrees. Not particularly hot by local standards, but at least there was a reason for her aunt’s dizzy spell, other than Lucy letting her down.

Jonathan poured her a glass of water and made her drink. “She’s fine. Happens a lot to people who aren’t used to the humidity and heat here. But I’ll have to insist that you cool off inside, at least for a little while.”

Lucy felt a collective sigh of relief from her family. Her own was palpable. Not only had she gotten out of confessing, but she’d dodged the bullet of getting into the pool as well.

As soon as Jonathan and Bev went into the house, Dex and her mother cornered Lucy.

“You can’t tell her.” Her mom wiped a hand over her face, which was almost as ashen as Aunt Bev’s.

“I’m not sure I agree with that,” Dex said. “What if she eventually learns the truth? She’ll be so upset with all of you, so hurt. And she’s such a sweet, generous lady.”

Lucy folded her arms over her chest. “I don’t know. Maybe Mom’s right. For a moment there, I thought she’d figured us out, and it had caused her to have a stroke or something. ”

Mom nodded. “She’s obviously too frail for a shock like that.”

Lucy leaned against the outside wall and sighed. “This is killing me.”

Her mother got right in Lucy’s face, so close she could feel her mom’s breath on her skin. “We can’t destroy a weak old woman’s dreams. We’ve taken it too far to back out now. Everyone here who knows you’re not really married has gone along with our story. Can you imagine how crushed she’d be if she found out we’d all lied to her?”

Lucy could hardly suck in a breath. She gently pushed her mother back. There was no other choice but to continue their ruse. “Fine, fine. But I won’t get in that pool.”

“You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to.” Her mother hooked Dex’s arm. “But I know in my heart that this big, strong man won’t let anything happen to you. He’s not anything like your dad, honey.”

The mention of her father was the last thing she needed.

In her mind, she heard his voice calling her a loser and a coward, telling her she’d never amount to anything.

Her faced burned. She twisted away from the others.

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