Expecting a Fortune by Nina Crespo
Author:Nina Crespo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-12-20T17:21:26+00:00
Chapter Fourteen
âSo itâs true?â Laurenâs voice rose an octave. âWhat happened to our agreement about letting the other know about major changes in our lives?â
Devin took several steps toward the cluster of bushes on the back wall behind Laurenâs house. She followed him.
They were yards past the deck and screened-in pool, but the window in Carlyâs room upstairs faced the backyard. Sheâd been in her room since hearing about Bea and the baby. And, not surprisingly, she was upset about what sheâd found out.
Michaela and the damn pizza oven had struck again. Carly had been over at her friendâs house when Michaelaâs older sister, Emma, had spilled the news. The same Emma whoâd brought Francis to the outdoor play area and delivered the leash to him and Bea at the truck. Sheâd witnessed them together and overheard them talking about the baby.
Devin modulated his voice. âI didnât intentionally break our agreement. My relationship with Bea happened recently.â
âAnd the two of you decided to have a baby already.â
During the subsequent pause, as Lauren looked at his face, her eyes widened. âIt wasnât planned? Well, thatâs definitely going to spice up the next birds-and-bees conversation I have with Carly. The good thing is you probably made the conversation about telling her sheâs moving to Corpus Christi a lot easier.â
âMoving?â He worked to control his tone. âThatâs something weâre still discussing with the mediator on Monday.â
âSeriously? The main reason our marriage ended was because our relationship fell second or third to everything else. Do you really think you can balance having a baby, being the primary co-parent of our daughter, and running the newspaper?â
The main reason? Devin struggled to get past Laurenâs claim about what had caused their marriage to collapse. Theyâd grown apart. At least that was how he saw it. But debating their points of view on why theyâd divorced wouldnât change anything.
âI canât undo the past. But I can and will build a future that includes Carly, Bea, and the child she and I are having together.â
As Lauren shook her head, exasperation filled her face. She opened her mouth to speak, then she shut it. âThereâs no point in discussing it now.â She pointed to the house. âWhat are you going to tell our daughter?â
âThe truth.â
âIf telling her the truth doesnât work, youâre about to have an interesting week,â Lauren told him. âI have to go to Corpus Christi for a meeting. I leave on Tuesday, and sheâs all yours until after her event on Saturday.â
âWhat event?â he asked.
âThe school fundraiser. I sent you the text the other day.â
âRight. Iâll handle it.â Somehow heâd missed it. Heâd search through his messages when he got home. But first he needed to straighten things out with his daughter.
Moments later, Devin sat with Carly at the patio table on the deck. Her arms were crossed over her chest. The stubborn look on her face as she stared out at the pool reminded him of Lauren.
âIâm sorry you found out about Bea and the baby this way,â he said quietly.
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