I Know What You Did by N.L. Hinkens

Author:N.L. Hinkens [Hinkens, N.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947890121
Publisher: Dunecadia Publishing
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Everything progressed rapidly after Tory’s bombshell announcement. Apparently, even Robbie hadn’t known before Christmas that Mia was pregnant. But once he found out, he stepped up to the plate and one week later got down on bended knee and proposed. Mia had accepted and now sported a hefty rock on her left hand, paid for, Jo suspected, by the generous allowance from Barb’s estate. It nagged at her that Mia had suddenly become a beneficiary of Sarah’s rightful inheritance.

No matter how Jo felt about the whirlwind relationship, there was no going back now. Mia and Robbie were engaged and planning a wedding, and Jo, albeit reservedly, was a part of it. Robbie had even asked Liam to be his best man and he’d graciously accepted. Like it or not, on Valentine’s Day, Robbie and Mia would be married. Jo couldn’t help wondering if Mia had deliberately gotten pregnant to seal the deal. She still didn’t trust the girl, or her motives, and the thought of inviting her into their circle as Sarah’s replacement nauseated her. Some of the staff at the school had secretly expressed their reservations about Robbie’s new relationship to Jo, but, at the end of the day, a baby could melt most people’s defenses, and most of the teachers had adjusted to the situation and were genuinely happy for Robbie.

Mia, for her part, was already acting as though Jo was her new best friend. She’d invited her over to see her wedding dress this morning, and Jo hadn’t been able to think of a good reason to get out of it.

She stood on the front step, shifting Claire from one hip to the other, as she waited for Mia to answer the door. Jo had no desire to spend even five minutes fawning over Mia’s wedding dress, but she’d accepted the fact that there would be a lot of things she would have to do that she didn’t really want to now that Mia was marrying Robbie. She wholly sympathized with Tory having to suck up the situation. Tory had admitted she wasn’t happy about it, but she was putting on a good front, for Mia’s sake. It annoyed Jo no end how much Tory seemed to be under Mia’s thumb, unable to stand up to her own daughter—even allowing her to address her as Tory.

The front door swung wide and Mia peered out, a wily smile tugging at her lips. “Come on in. I’ve been dying for you to get here.”

She threw a disinterested look at Claire before flouncing off down the hallway. “I’m so excited to show you my dress. Tory’s the only other person who’s seen it so far, and of course she likes it—she was with me when I picked it out.”

“How are you feeling?” Jo asked, as she followed her down the narrow hallway to a small bedroom.

“Ugh,” Mia responded, “You’re lucky you never had to endure the woes of pregnancy. I’m sick as a dog most mornings.” She gave a careless laugh.

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