Babies & Promises by C. Hallman & C. Hallman

Author:C. Hallman & C. Hallman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beck & Hallman LLC

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I ignored the work email notifications popping up on my screen. All of them could wait until tomorrow. I’d taken the day off. The entire day. On a Wednesday. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d taken a random day off. Normally, my boss would have given me shit about taking off a weekday when I had multiple projects on my plate. Since I’d told him about the baby, he’d backed off slightly. Not on work matters, but on taking personal time. It was a small win.

Glancing at my phone, I checked the time. I wasn’t normally an anxious person. I didn’t find any value in worrying about things I couldn’t control. For some reason, I’d felt on edge since waking up. I knew it was the ultrasound, the reason I’d taken the whole day off, but I wasn’t sure why it was worrying me. Was it the possibility of them finding something wrong? Was it seeing the baby for the first time? I couldn’t pinpoint the reason behind my unsteady nerves.

We’d heard the heartbeat at the last several appointments, and all indicators pointed to the baby being healthy. So why was I pacing around my apartment? I wasn’t supposed to pick Erica up for another half hour. I needed something to occupy my time until then. Noticing several dishes on the counter, I set to work washing them. Then I started a load of laundry. The rug didn’t really need vacuumed, but I did it anyway. I was searching for something else to do when my alarm finally went off and my anxiety doubled.

Time to go.

Grabbing my keys, I stalked out of the apartment and out to my car without thinking too hard about where I was heading. I drove across town in a haze. When I pulled up to Erica’s building, she stepped out of the lobby a moment later. Her expression was equal parts worry and excitement as she hurried over to the car and climbed in. Knowing she was at least a little worried made me feel less ridiculous for my own concerns.

“Ready?” she asked.

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Erica didn’t seem to mind the silence. The drive to the doctor’s office passed with only a few mundane comments. When I parked and turned off the car, neither of us moved immediately. I had to take several deep, calming breaths before I could convince myself to reach for the handle. My movement spurred Erica on, and she got out of the car as well.

We met around the back of the car, and our hands moved on instinct, grasping each other for comfort. Despite what Erica had said after we’d had sex last week, the distance she purposefully kept between us was getting smaller each day. I wasn’t sure what to make of that, but I found myself liking it. She’d made it clear there was no possibility of a relationship between us. Was she softening on that line?

Having sex with her again had done something unexpected to me.

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