Drilled by Jayne Rylon

Author:Jayne Rylon [Rylon, Jayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947093171
Publisher: Happy Endings Publishing
Published: 2020-08-10T18:30:00+00:00

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A few days after arriving in Middletown, Kate was chatting with Morgan as she walked into Joy, Walker, and Dane’s house at Hot Rides. Caught up in their conversation, she didn’t notice the place had been strewn with blue and pink streamers and balloons until someone yelled, “SURPRISE!”

She stopped short, causing Morgan to run into her back. Everyone inside cracked up.

“What?” Kate’s hands flew to her cheeks. “What is this?”

The stork decorations and women with beaming faces surrounding a mountain of gifts, cake, and punch made it pretty clear what was going on, but she couldn’t believe they would do this for her. It was a tight squeeze to jam so many friends in the two-bedroom tiny home, which made it seem like it was bursting at the seams with positivity and well wishes. Suddenly Kate felt a wash of heat spread across her face.

“It’s your baby shower!” Joy rushed over, her infant daughter Arden riding her hip. “I know it’s really early still, but you’re here and it’s been a while since your kids were little, and Amber and I have so much our babies are already growing out of…and you’re going home soon, sooooooooo…we didn’t want to miss out on our chance to tell you how happy we are for you and help you out.”

“You guys, this is so sweet.” Kate sniffled, wanting to blame her emotions on pregnancy hormones instead of the tumultuous feelings that had been rioting inside her lately. Concerns about their future, envy that Morgan and Joe were embarking on this new adventure in Middletown, aspirations for her own antique business, which could expand exponentially someplace like this. And now a new baby. It was a lot. “Thank you. Really.”

She opened her arms and was immediately surrounded by people who cared about her, including Ms. Brown, who was one of the first to embrace her and offer her congratulations once again. This time more eloquently, now that Kate hadn’t just shocked the hell out of them all, herself and her husband included.

Amber, Ms. Brown’s oldest daughter, followed behind her mom. She rocked Noah, her and Gavyn’s son, in the crook of one arm like a pro. Would Kate remember how to do that? Would it be like riding a bike and come rushing back the instant she was handed her newest child?

Things had changed since Landry was a baby. Safety regulations were different, nutritional guidelines, everything. She was going to have to learn all over again. But for the first time since she’d faced doing this without Morgan by her side, she felt like there were people she could lean on, ask questions of, and rely on. Remembering this moment during sleepless nights would go a long way toward calming her anxieties.

Kate peeked at baby Noah and Arden, and the urge to snuggle them and keep them safe was so strong, she knew no matter what it took, she would give her baby the best life possible. As she looked around the room, and

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