Caught in the Act (Unexpected Book 1) by Michelle Minikin

Author:Michelle Minikin [Minikin, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Kensley

I’m so tired, and I’m pretty sure this baby doesn’t approve of my late hours.

I puff out a sigh as the baby pushes uncomfortably on my insides and I rest my hand over where I assume is baby’s butt, pushing back gently.

The walk from my car to the apartment feels longer than normal, and I’m blaming my ankles—they decided today would be a good day to start swelling. It’s easy for me to remember all the positives from my pregnancies with the girls; I forgot about the bloat.

Oh, did I get swollen with those girls, and it seems that this pregnancy will be no different.

I unlock the door, not sure if Liam would have crashed on the couch or if he’d be awake. I’m not entirely sure how I want to encounter him, either.

Awake, so he can witness first-hand the mess that I am, or asleep, where I have to wake him up.

The television is off, or, at least, I can’t hear it, when I walk in, and Liam isn’t in the living room. I frown as I close the door, locking it again—completely out of habit.

Realizing it, I quickly unlock it. I don’t want Liam getting ideas.

I drop my bag on the counter and walk down the hall; the bathroom door is wide open so he’s not there. There’s whispering coming from the girls’ room though, so I step to the jam and peek inside, just in time to watch Liam put Sawyer back in her crib.

Once again, seeing this man with my babies does funny things to my heart. I swallow hard and move away from the door, before he can turn and see me standing there.

He’s too good.

It didn’t matter that I pushed him away.

It doesn’t matter that what he makes me feel, scares me.

He’s still good to my girls.

Good to me.

I smile, as I remember the post-it note I found in my lunch.

I hope your shift is going well, beautiful.

So simple. But enough to put a smile on my face.

Then, there was the picture message he sent me earlier. The way he took the picture of London barely gave me a view of him, but my girl looked absolutely thrilled. And the braid was impressive, for a guy.

I’m in the kitchen, putting my lunch bag away, when he comes out of the girls’ room.

“Oh, hey,” he says, noticing me. “I didn’t hear you come in. Sawyer woke up again.” I glance up at him and his face is heavy with sleep. He’s likely been up for nearly twenty-four hours at this point, and I suddenly feel terrible for asking him to watch the girls.

He was just about my only option though, as Sharon wasn’t able to tonight; not with Mark going over for dinner. Then, there was the fact that my friend circle greatly diminished over the years, thanks to Mark…

I shake my head and offer a smile. “It’s okay. Was she a terror? Some nights she does better than others. I think she’s getting her molars.

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