Mistaken Identity by Shyla Colt

Author:Shyla Colt [Colt, Shyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire, Humorous, Romance, Contemporary, Multicultural, Romantic Comedy, General Humor, Multicultural & Interracial
ISBN: 9781771304122
Google: 9FjhoQEACAAJ
Amazon: B00CTSNUCG
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2013-05-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

His head reeled as he rested in the waiting room for her to be dismissed. A dad? The concept was still foreign. Talk about be careful what you wish were. A month ago he was praying he’d be a husband and a father, and today it was within his grasp. If I can convince Kansas we’ll work. Her mother had done a real number on her, and without knowing the full story he had no clue how to proceed. His parents always gave good advice when it came to relationships, but he didn’t dare bring this to their step until it was neatly packaged and wrapped in a bow. You didn’t have babies out of wedlock where they came from, and it’d be worse for her as a woman.

You put me into this predicament, God. I’m counting on you to help me find the words to smooth out the kinks. There were a million different questions. Where would they live? How would it affect his career? What would their families say? He didn’t know too much about her father, Reginald. He owned a successful dentist practice in town. From a wealthy, founding family, he’d carved out his own standing and identity by going to into dentistry. He wondered how someone that strong willed could be snowed and manipulated by the same woman over and over.

“Hey.” The soft spoken word brought his head up.

Kansas looked nervous and unsure dressed in the black maxi dress he’d found in the closet and put on hastily. This subdued version of the woman with the large personality didn’t fit. Like an image distorted in fun house image, she was off.

“Hey.” He stood. “You ready to go?”

“Yes.” She glanced down at the floor. Do I touch her, or give her space? The forlorn expression she wore decided for him. He wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her to his side. Her body stiffened, and he held his breath. Will she pull away? An awkwardness that’d never existed between them materialized. The hush was louder than any noise as they shuffled out of the hospital like zombies. He led her to the navy colored rental car, opened the door, and helped her inside. Entering on the driver’s door he took a seat behind the wheel, buckled up and started the engine.

“I need to go to the pharmacy.”

“For prenatal vitamins?”

“Yes, but we need to go to the one a few towns over.”

“Smart thinking. Loose lips sink ships. Do you want to direct me, or should I use the GPS on my phone?”

“I’m not an invalid!”

“I didn’t say you were, Kansas.” Mood swing. He’d seen his older sister pregnant enough times to know how pregnancy wrought havoc on a woman’s body. Besides, he was trying to win her over, not push her away. The tick in her jaw told him to tread cautiously.

“Just turn left out of the parking lot. I’ll tell you when to turn again.”

This is going to be a tense car ride.

Thirty minutes later they were back at the house.

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