Firefighter Griffin: BBW Lion/Eagle Shifter Romance (Fire & Rescue Shifters Book 3) by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Hayley

“Let me get this straight.” Connie held up her hands, counting items off on her fingers. “Bloating. Vomiting. Swollen ankles. Heartburn. Mood swings. Weird food cravings.”

“You forgot hemorrhoids,” Hayley said helpfully.

“I’m trying to forget the hemorrhoids.” Connie shuddered. “And on top of this, you spend the last few months unable to so much as get out of a chair without a fork lift truck. And, just to cap it all off, you then get to experience absolutely the worst pain of your entire life.”

Hayley sipped her cocktail, hiding her grin. “That’s about the size of it.”

Connie threw up her hands in despair. “Why would anyone do this voluntarily?”

“I’m beginning to wonder that myself,” Virginia murmured.

Hayley had only met Virginia once before, and she was still a little in awe of her. She was a world-famous archaeologist, after all. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she was also drop-dead gorgeous. Hayley had caught more than a few men wistfully eying Virginia’s stunning curves, accentuated by the skin-tight shorts and cropped vest of her Lara Croft costume. She was the perfect match to her mate Dai, as beautiful and strong as his dragon, and intimidatingly self-possessed.

Now, however, there was the tiniest crack in Virginia’s confident air. One of her hands had crept to rest on her rounded belly. Hayley put two and two together.

“Oh my God!” she gasped, her hands flying to her mouth. “Virginia, are you…?”

A hint of a blush darkened Virginia’s warm ochre cheeks. “We weren’t going to tell anyone yet, because it’s still so early. But yes.”

“I can’t believe it!” Connie threw her arms around the taller woman, hugging her. “Congratulations! When are you due?”

“Around May.” Virginia’s full lips curved in a wry smile. “From what Hayley’s been telling us, I’m now really glad I’m not going to be heavily pregnant in mid-summer, and wallowing in my own sweat like a hippo.”

“I wouldn’t have said all those things if I’d known!” Hayley exclaimed, feeling mortified. “I was exaggerating. Honest. It’s really not so bad.”

Virginia raised one eyebrow at her.

“Okay, it kind of is,” Hayley confessed. “But seriously, all the discomfort and everything…it’s worth it. You forget it all, the instant you have your baby in your arms.”

“Truly?” Virginia didn’t sound her usual polished, self-confident self. Her brown eyes begged for reassurance. “You aren’t just saying that?”

Hayley put her hand over Virginia’s, squeezing a little. “Let’s put it this way. When I had Danny, I was on my own, flat broke, having to take any temp work I could get just to keep a roof over our heads. I had no sleep, no money, no partner, and no support at all. And if I could go back in time…I would do it all again. In a heartbeat.”

Virginia squeezed back, the calm strength returning to her face. “Thank you,” she said sincerely.

“Now I feel like a complete wuss.” Connie folded her arms, glaring down into her drink. “I wish I was as brave you two.”

As brave as you two? Hayley couldn’t imagine being thought of in the same category as brilliant, bold Virginia.

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