Surprise—You're a Daddy! by Judy Christenberry

Author:Judy Christenberry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-05-27T00:00:00+00:00

MELANIE LAY IN BED the next morning, wondering what she’d agreed to. She should’ve waited until today to make her decision. She’d been swayed by the emotions of the moment. Swayed by Jessica’s words, Cal’s reassurance, and most of all, by Spence.

Damn! She was going to commit a double mistake, according to her mother. She’d gotten pregnant by the man . . . and she had lost her heart to him.

He was so sweet, so supportive. Not always making the right decision, but never backing down. Never going away. Of course, they’d only been talking again since Friday. But he’d tried to establish a relationship with her after the wedding.

She’d been too scared. Scared of her response to him. Embarrassed that she’d abandoned her principles in a split second. Afraid he considered her easy game.

She dismissed that thought, since it was too late now, and returned to the more urgent one. Last night, on the way home, Spence had wanted to discuss details. But she’d pleaded exhaustion.

Immediately, he’d pulled her to his side, wrapped his arm around her and told her to rest.

How could she resist such sweetness? She’d laid her head on his shoulder, planning on pretending to sleep so she wouldn’t have to make any more decisions. Instead, he’d had to awaken her when they reached the apartment.

But now she had to face her decision. And she was scared.

Even as she realized that thought, her stomach told. her it wasn’t a happy one, and she raced to the bathroom.

An hour later she ran into the drugstore, almost late, knowing she didn’t look her best. Jerry’s eagle eye was on her as she sped down the aisle, but she reached the time clock just as the minute hand struck eight. She threw her belongings in the small room they ludicrously called the employee lounge and rushed back into the store to begin work.

“Good morning, Melanie,” Jerry said formally. He’d been scrupulously polite since his encounter with Spence.

“Good morning, Jerry,” she returned and began stocking the shelves with the delivery that had come in last night.

The manual work, needing little thought, was soothing, and after half an hour, Melanie’s stomach began to settle and she thought she’d be able to make it through the day.

The bell jingled over the door. She looked up, a smile on her face, ready to greet a customer. Instead, all she could see was a huge arrangement of long-stemmed red roses. The man holding the flowers walked forward and she realized it was Mickey Blankenship, the owner of the one florist shop in town.

“Melanie Rule?” he asked, stopping in front of her.

She nodded.

“I thought that was you. Look what I have for you. These were just shipped in this morning in preparation for Valentine’s Day. I sure didn’t think I’d be delivering them today, but then, you never know. Aren’t you a lucky lady?”

The lady who worked behind the soda fountain, Lucy, came rushing over. “Oh, Melanie! Who are they from? Aren’t they beautiful? I’ve never seen such pretty roses.

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