To Have the Doctor's Baby by Teresa Southwick

Author:Teresa Southwick [Southwick, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-22T23:00:00+00:00

Ryleigh looked at the stick from the pregnancy test kit and the negative sign was almost an ironic wink.

Men plan, God laughs.

She could be the poster girl for that saying. Having a baby wasn’t supposed to be complicated. Two friends having sex was supposed to equal a baby. Then they would go their separate ways. But God laughed.

Nick had kissed her.

A full-body contact meeting of their mouths that left her dizzy, shaken and wanting him more than ever. She’d managed to avoid him for the rest of yesterday, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t right there in her head. It was especially annoying when she wanted to sleep. Her idea of a good time didn’t involve tossing and turning all night because he’d kissed her for no apparent reason.

Then God laughed again because she wasn’t pregnant. She’d have to move back into her apartment and figure out the logistics of another try at pregnancy later. Her first thought when she’d awakened before the sun came up was to pack and sneak out under cover of darkness. But that was an incredibly spineless thing to do. Besides, except for that kiss, Nick had been completely decent about this whole thing. He deserved an explanation.

After a quick shower, she dried off, then dressed in jeans and a T-shirt with a glow-in-the-dark jack-o-lantern on the front. Tomorrow was Halloween. Trick or treat. So what else was new? For her, every day seemed to be all tricks and no treats.

She pulled her hair into a ponytail and started out of the bathroom. Her gaze landed on the negative pregnancy test stick, and a wave of emptiness rolled through her again. The feeling made her eyes blurry with tears.

“This is not acceptable,” she said, giving herself a stern look in the mirror. “Pull it together.”

The delicious smell of coffee drifted to her as she went downstairs, proof that Nick was up and around. There was no excuse to put off telling him about her decision.

Ryleigh walked into the kitchen and found herself all alone. “Nick?”

When there was no answer, she poured coffee into the solitary mug sitting by the pot that he must have left for her. There were no sounds to give away his position, so he must have gotten a call from his answering service and gone to the hospital to see a patient. Her being here all alone was the pattern she remembered. As stupid as it was, with him gone she felt lonely as well as empty.

But when the front door opened and closed, the surge of joy rushing through her chased away lonely and empty.

He walked into the kitchen and looked surprised to see her. “You’re up.”

“Wow.” She leaned against the counter and sipped coffee. “You don’t miss anything, do you?”

“Not if I can help it.” He set a square, pink bakery box on the island.

“What’s in there?” She sniffed and picked up the scent of something warm and sweet.

“Before you go all nutrition police on me, I’d like to remind you that calories don’t count on the weekend.

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