Phoebe's Baby Bombshell by JC Harroway
Author:JC Harroway
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-04-27T20:26:03+00:00
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With the last hint of chocolate dying on her tongue, Phoebe placed her empty bowl next to Zachâs on the table, her pulse flying. âThat was delicious. Thanks, Zach.â
He was still staring at her as if he was poised to pounce. But maybe it was her imagination fuelled by hormones.
Except Zach had barely touched his own dessert while theyâd talked about the baby. But heâd watched her eat hers, his eyes following the spoon to her mouth as if he wanted a taste from the same spoon, or from her lips.
Because he was still silent, because the chocolate, the hormones, Zachâs proximity and their growing closeness had all conspired to make her unbelievingly aroused, she filled the conversational gap with nervous chatter.
âThe pregnancy hormones have given me terrible chocolate cravings,â she explained, brushing a speck of lint from her trouser leg, thinking of the violent mood swings and mental gymnastics sheâd experienced since heâd arrived in Sydney. âPerhaps because chocolate helps with the random bouts of inexplicable tears.â
She chuckled but Zach just stared, his head tilting as if in empathy.
Sheâd almost cried at least twice during the meal, once when sheâd tried to visualise seventeen-year-old Zach trapped in the middle of his parentsâ divorce and again when heâd carefully tucked their babyâs scan photo back into his wallet with as much care and tenderness as heâd used when he held newborn babies.
Why wasnât he saying anything?
ââalthough sadly, chocolate doesnât seem to help with the hormonal fluctuations,â she blabbered on. âNo one talks about that particular pregnancy side effect. I am constantly hornâOh!â
She stopped talking, her face flaming as she realised that she was over-sharing, confessing intimate details of her overactive libido to the sexiest man alive, a man she knew could cure all of her pent-up frustration.
âSorry, I forgot that youâre not one of my girlfriends.â She fanned her face, embarrassed.
âDonât apologise,â he said, his voice gruff and his pupils dilated. âWe said weâd be honest. You can tell me anything, Phoebe.â
âCan I?â She stared, lost in his stare, a victim of the undeniable sexual tension that had ensnared her since the minute Zach had walked into the OR that first day.
He nodded, watching her lips as if waiting for a confession. But was it wise to raise the subject of the chemistry they were clearly both trying to ignore, to admit that she still wanted him as badly as the night of her birthday, perhaps even more, to suggest that they resume their fling for what time he had left in Sydney?
Exhaling a shaky breath, she stopped fighting. âBecause Iâd have to tell you that I canât stop thinking about that incredible night in Brisbane.â
She might have imagined his groan; it was so low. âOnly if I can tell you I canât either.â
Light-headed, she held his stare, knowing that they were playing with fire, that she might open a door that might be difficult to close when the time came for Zach to leave. âI still want you,â she whispered, âbut Iâm scared to complicate things.
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