That Night in Texas by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2020-03-12T14:52:10+00:00

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AMELIA PACED ACROSS the guest cabin that she’d rented for the night. Since it wasn’t a big space, it didn’t take her long to get from one side to the other. Too bad, because it might have helped her burn off some of this restless, angry energy if she could pace to the point of exhaustion.

When she’d left her place that morning in Wrangler’s Creek, she’d thought the worst of what she would have to face would be Harley’s reaction to her possibly being pregnant. If she had just stayed home to wait for her doctor’s appointment, she wouldn’t have run into her mother. Wouldn’t have had the triple whammy of a possible baby, her mother’s affair and her parents’ divorce.

But maybe the divorce fell into the possible category, too.

There was no way to know since her father wasn’t answering his phone. Knowing him, though, he was probably doing some cleanup, making sure that the pictures of Marty and Nadine didn’t make it to social media. Or fixing things so that the photos didn’t lead to some kind of blackmail to keep them secret.

Amelia froze when there was a knock at her cabin door. She definitely didn’t want to go another round with her mother, and she didn’t want to see Tracy, either. But it was Harley who called out to her.

“It’s me,” he said.

She wasn’t sure she wanted to see him, either, but she couldn’t shut him out. Some women went through pregnancy alone. Not her, though, unless it was absolutely necessary. If she was indeed carrying Harley’s child, he would be as much of a part of that as he wanted.

Judging from his marriage proposal, he wanted to be a large part.

More likely, though, he had popped the question out of duty and without thinking it through. Harley was a decent man, but she didn’t want him pressured into doing something that could ultimately sour their friendship and make him resent her. Or worse, resent the baby.

Amelia opened the door, surprised that it was already dark outside. She’d closed the blinds and curtains, and she hadn’t once noticed the time. Not with so many thoughts and worries stewing in her head. One look at Harley’s face, though, and she realized he’d had his own worry stew going on.

The moment he was inside, Harley immediately pulled her into his arms for a hug. Thirty seconds ago, she wouldn’t have thought she needed such a thing, that a hug couldn’t have helped. But it did. It soothed some of her jangled nerves, and judging from the way his muscles relaxed, she thought that maybe it did the same for him.

“Sorry that I didn’t come by sooner,” he said, shutting the door behind him. “But I had some things to take care of. Besides, I thought you could use the alone time.”

Oh, yes. She’d needed these hours to herself. Too bad she didn’t feel any better about things, but at least no one else had had to put up with her gloom and doom mood.

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