Pumpkin Pie Parting by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Horror.

That’s exactly what this is.

I spend the next few days baking my fingers to the bone, trying to digest how it came to be that Noah found out I was with child—and alarmingly he thinks the child is Everett’s. I don’t blame Gemma. She came to the house that night, walked right through the front door, and planted herself in front of the fireplace, moaning and groaning for me to forgive her. Of course, I spent the better half of an hour doing just that and both Pancake and Waffles seemed amused by my efforts.

But because of this baby-induced debacle, I’ve spent more than my fair share of time at the hospital whispering I love you and I need you into Noah’s ear.

I’m terrified he won’t ever want to wake up. I’m downright afraid that Noah won’t want to live in a world where Everett and I are having a child—especially while Noah and I are still legally married. He must think the worst of me. I can imagine this has all been a pretty big blow to his heart.

Everett has been equally concerned for Noah. He heads over to the hospital himself before picking up dinner and coming home. And just the thought of him spending so much time with his former stepbrother warms my heart and makes me love him that much more—something I’m sure Noah would roll his eyes at.

I get it. But I can’t help it.

And those are the very reasons the bakery is in a serious surplus of pumpkin pies, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cinnamon rolls, pumpkin pinwheels, pumpkin scones, pumpkin glazed donuts, and even scrumptious pumpkin croissants this morning.

Lily moans as she takes a bite out of a fresh baked pumpkin cinnamon roll.

“I’m really sorry you’re stressing out about Noah, but boy am I glad you’re stressing out about Noah during pumpkin season. I’ve already gained fifteen pounds since walking through the door this morning.”

“I’m glad you can benefit.”

It’s the middle of the afternoon, and as far as Lily is concerned, I’m stress baking because Noah doesn’t seem to be waking up.

Little does she know that I’m stress baking because I’m afraid I’ve inadvertently finished him off. All because of one precious baby-sized secret. And that’s exactly why I’ve decided not to tell another living soul about the baby.

God knows if the deceased souls can’t be trusted, the living souls are worse. I texted both Carlotta and Mayor Nash—aka bio daddy—and threatened them within an inch of their big-mouthed lives. Parricide is a very real phenomenon, and I’m guessing it’s often brought about when the parents go about blabbing their child’s most intimate DNA-riddled secrets to anyone who’ll listen.

No—my sweet secret will have to remain tucked safely in my womb until I can tell Noah the truth myself. But I still haven’t decided if the truth is better than the lie. The truth might be quicker to kill him if he realizes that Everett just might be raising his child. Or it might motivate him to fight harder to wake the heck up.

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