Rosie Genova - Italian Kitchen 02 - The Wedding Soup Murder by Rosie Genova

Author:Rosie Genova [Genova, Rosie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Mystery Writer - Italian Restaurant - New Jersey
ISBN: 0451415159
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2014-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

At the news, a rush of feeling spread through my entire body. My cheeks got warm; my hands and feet tingled. A baby—there was going to be a baby, and I would be an aunt. But behind the joy was a whisper of loss: You wish it were you, it said, and then faded to silence.

I went straight to her, wrapping my arms around her thin frame. “I’m so glad,” I said, my throat tight. I stepped back and wiped my eyes. “Some solver of mysteries I am. I thought you had a stomach bug.”

She wet her face again, dried it with a towel, and shook her head. “Not me. I think I knew from the moment of conception.”

“How far are you?”

“About seven weeks.”

I counted backward and grinned. “So you and Danny did get close after our little adventure in May.” I grabbed both her hands. “Oh my God, what did Danny say? Is he over the moon? I’m so happy for you guys, I can’t stand it! Good Lord, can you imagine Nicolina and Frank as grandparents?” The longer I babbled, the stonier Sofia’s face grew. I dropped her hands, thinking I was squeezing them too hard. “Sofie? Are you okay? I mean, Danny’s happy about the baby, right?”

“Danny doesn’t know about the baby, Vic. My parents know. And now you, but that’s all.” She took one of my hands back and gripped it. “And you can’t tell him. You have to promise me.”

“Of course. It’s not my place to tell him, but—”

“But what?”

“He’s your husband.”

“We’re separated. We’re still trying to work things out. And this—” She pressed her hand to her abdomen. “This complicates things.”

“For God’s sake, Sofe, it’s not a complication, it’s a baby.” I studied her face. “Are you happy about it?”

She blinked, her dark eyes brimming with tears. “I’m thrilled about the baby,” she whispered. “But I’m worried. Danny and I aren’t even living together right now.”

“He’d be back in a heartbeat, and you know it.”

“I know. But I want us to reconcile for the right reasons.” She grabbed a tissue and dabbed her eyes. “He was just coming around to the idea of me applying for the police academy. Once he knows I’m pregnant, all bets will be off.”

I took both her hands. “I know this is important to you, but you have to shift your focus to the baby, at least for right now. The police academy is not going anywhere. You can always apply when the baby’s older.”

“Oh, really? How supportive do you think your brother will be once the baby comes? There is no way he’d go along with both of us on the job with a child in the picture. He’d never take that risk. And I don’t see Mr. Macho Man giving up his job. Do you?”

“No, I don’t. But he loves you, and he wants you to be happy. I’m sure the two of you can work out a compromise—”

“It’s easy for you to say, Vic,” Sofia snapped.

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