The Daddy Pact by Kristy K. James

Author:Kristy K. James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Clean and wholesome romance series, sweet romance novels, sweet romance series, love and romance, parenting and relationships, contemporary romance series, unexpected baby, family series romance, marriage of convenience
Publisher: Kristy K. James
Published: 2011-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Jess woke the following morning and her first thought was she was Dan’s wife now, not Frank’s, and she felt different. Nothing she could really put her finger on, but it was strange. Like last night.

Though she’d tried, she had finally given in to her amusement over his somewhat...different...middle name, and they’d chuckled about it most of the way home. It had only been when Dan turned in to the driveway that the change in marital status really sank in, and then they’d both grown quiet.

Under normal circumstances, they would have retired to their room to get to know one another in the most intimate of ways. Instead, the moment had been tense, Dan insisting that Jess get to bed, while he unloaded the gifts from the car. She’d had, he told her, a long day and should get some rest. When Jess protested that he’d had a long day too, Dan brushed it off and sent her inside.

Much later, she heard him in the hall, stopping for a moment outside her door. She decided he must also have been pondering their bizarre union, the bride and groom sleeping in separate rooms on their wedding night. Then he had continued down the hall, and she’d heard the sound of his door closing quietly.

Now it was just after six, following a night filled with disturbing dreams. She couldn’t remember details, just that they were weird and she’d been relieved to wake up.

Knowing she wouldn’t be able to get back to sleep, Jess pushed the covers back and climbed out of bed. Oddly enough, she felt well rested, and she made her bed, before dressing in jeans and a white sweater.

Larger pants were definitely on the agenda sometime in the near future. For some reason, her stomach had rounded enough in the past few days to make the ones she owned a bit snug. Maybe she’d go shopping next week, she thought, creeping out of her room and heading for the stairs, not wanting to disturb Dan. But the mouthwatering aroma of breakfast wafting through the house told her he was already up, and her stomach growled in anticipation.

“Good morning,” he said cheerfully, as he stood at the stove, turning thick, meaty slices of bacon. Her stomach actually growled, loud enough that he heard, and he grinned. “Hungry?”

“What gave me away?” she asked, grinning back at him, and sitting on a stool at the counter. “I didn’t think you’d be up this early.”

“I never sleep in.”

“Not even on weekends?”

“Not even then. Do you want some orange juice?”

“I’ll get it,” she said, starting to get up, but Dan shook his head.

“You just sit there and relax. I’ll get it.”

Soon, a large, frosty glass of juice was in front of her, and Dan leaned over to rest his arms on the countertop. Jess couldn’t help but notice he looked especially nice in a black cable knit sweater, or that he smelled really good. Things she really shouldn’t be noticing, even if he was now her husband.

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