Accidental Family by Kristin Gabriel

Author:Kristin Gabriel [Gabriel, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373612574
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

ALAN STEERED HIS car onto the highway and headed back toward Cooper’s Corner. “I still can’t get over it. I’ve never heard anything like that before. There’s a real live person inside of you.”

She looked out her window at the passing scenery as trepidation filled her. If only she didn’t feel so torn by his enthusiasm. Sharing that moment together threw her completely off balance. She’d been so certain before that keeping this baby for herself was the right thing to do. Now she wasn’t sure of anything anymore.

A light sleet began to fall, the tiny ice crystals tapping against the windshield.

Alan flipped on the wipers. “I’m concerned about your weight, though. You have to start eating more, Rowena. How about if you let me cook you supper tonight?”

She swallowed a sigh of frustration. Why did he have to be so considerate? What had happened to the old controlling Alan?

He fell in love with his baby.

She shook that thought from her mind. “You don’t have to cook for me, Alan. I plan to start eating more.”

“But you told the doctor the smell of food cooking makes you sick.”

“Only every once in a while. If I avoid frying foods, especially meat, I’ll be fine.”

“How about pizza?” he asked. “We could pick one up before we leave town. Does that sound good to you or is it too spicy?”

“It’s too much trouble,” she told him. “I was just planning to warm up some vegetable soup when I got home.”

He frowned. “That’s not going to help you gain weight. You’re already behind schedule.”

That made her smile. “I’m not behind schedule. Dr. Milburn wasn’t the least bit worried. But I promise to start eating more if it will make you feel better.”

“It will,” he assured her. “And I think you should cut back on work, too.”

“Alan,” she admonished, her amusement turning to exasperation. He was taking this father-knows-best routine a little too far. “I have steady customers. I can’t let them down.”

“I understand. My mother was a hairdresser.”

She nodded. “That’s right. The first time we met you told me you’d practically grown up in her beauty shop.”

“She shared the shop with my aunt in the basement of our home. Along with a string of steady customers for over twenty-five years.” A reminiscent smile haunted his lips. “I never had to pay for a haircut until five years ago. Mom always wanted to do it for me.”

Something in his tone made her throat tight. “You must have loved her very much.”

He nodded, his gaze fixed on the sleet-covered road in front of him. “So, have you ever thought about hiring extra help at your shop? Maybe even going into partnership with another barber?”

“I like things just the way they are,” she replied, watching the way his broad hand rested lightly on the steering wheel. His fingers were long and solid, the nails clean and blunt-tipped. For an insane moment, she wondered how they’d feel against her bare skin.

“But wouldn’t it be nice

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