Maybe My Baby by Janice Maynard

Author:Janice Maynard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2024-02-26T16:01:34+00:00

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Ginny didn’t make it to the doctor on Tuesday. By midmorning, she had thrown up so many times, she was weak and shaky and a little bit scared about how bad she felt. She managed to call and reschedule her appointment, but otherwise, she curled up on her bed in a ball of misery.

If she hadn’t been such a chicken Friday night or even Saturday, she would have already told Donovan and he would be here to help her. Knowing him, he might have canceled his Atlanta event.

That would have made her feel awful.

Later in the afternoon, Myrna left Jim in charge at the store just long enough to drop by with Sprite and Popsicles and homemade chicken soup from the diner. “You’ve got to eat something, honey. You’re pale as death.”

“I’m trying, believe me.”

“You should call Donovan.”

“He’ll be home tonight. I’ll talk to him tomorrow.”

Myrna’s smile was gentle. “The truth won’t get any easier by postponing it. Ask him to come over this evening.”

“He’ll be tired. I’d rather have him in a good mood.”

“Donovan is always in a good mood,” Myrna said.

“Maybe.”

“I’ve got to get back to the store. Jim is great, but he needs a good boss.”

Ginny managed a laugh. “I can only imagine, poor man.”

When she was alone again, Ginny paced from one end of her small home to the other. All other considerations aside, she would have to move somewhere more suitable before she gave birth. Her apartment was up two flights of steps. With all the necessary baby paraphernalia, that would be a nightmare.

She fixed herself a cup of the soup Myrna had brought and sat down at the kitchen table with a glass of lemon-lime soft drink. If she ate very, very slowly, this might work.

One bite stayed down. Then another.

Earlier, Ginny had set a notepad and pen on the table along with a medium-sized cardboard box that held some of her most prized possessions. Now she jotted a few things on the list. Order baby books. Tell Mom and Dad I’m pregnant. Look for new apartment? That last one was a question only because she might end up at Donovan’s house. He even had a tiny guest room that could be converted into a nursery.

But Donovan had asked Ginny to move in, not Ginny and company.

She decided to wait a few minutes before trying more soup. Because the list was proving to be a challenge, she pushed it aside. Instead, she opened the box. In it were all her jewelry-making tools. Several kinds of pliers, a specialized saw, the disk punch, her practice material. Plenty of wire, mostly copper and sterling silver, but a bit of real gold.

After she set it all out on the table, she opened the red satin bag and carefully removed the necklace inside. The small sterling silver links were hand hammered. Suspended at the base of the twenty-inch chain was a single fire opal set in the same silver.

Ginny looped the necklace around her neck and fastened it.

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