The Marriage Moment by Katie Meyer

Author:Katie Meyer [Meyer, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-07T14:55:12+00:00

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In the end, Jessica told them everything.

Jillian and Cassie both thought she should tell Ryan about her inheritance right away. “If he’s as good a guy as he seems, he won’t care,” Jillian assured her. “After all, he still gets what he wants, which is to be involved with you and the baby.”

“Unless you tell him, and then he wants part of the money,” Sam argued. “If you’re married when you inherit he may expect half of it to be his. If you divorce I mean.”

“I’m planning on having the marriage annulled rather than divorcing,” Jessica clarified. “But you’re right. I have no idea how that would work, legally. Maybe he would be entitled to half of it.” Her pulse quickened at the thought. She’d planned on spending most of it on a place for her and the baby to live and saving the rest for childcare expenses.

“You know who would know?” Cassie asked, clearing the ice cream bowls from the table. “Dani. She is a lawyer after all, and I know she’s done family law stuff.” She stacked the dishes in the dishwasher and returned to the table, Jillian behind her carrying a bottle of wine and a glass of iced tea. “Want me to call her?”

Jessica took the tea and shook her head. “No, it’s late and she’s got a sick kid. I’ll track her down tomorrow.”

“Even if you only get half, you’d still qualify for child support payments to help out,” Cassie reminded her. “Or...you could just stay married. From what you are telling me he’s half in love with you already...and you—”

“Had a momentary lapse of judgment.”

“Which time? When you got pregnant, or tonight before I called you?” Cassie asked with a grin. “Seems like once is a mistake. But if you’re still having a hard time resisting him, maybe there’s a reason.”

“There is—hormones. It’s just all the hormones. Besides, even if I wanted things to work out, that’s no guarantee they would. And I can’t gamble my future on someone I barely know and have no reason to trust. No,” she said, forcing a sense of confidence into her words. “Ryan’s a good guy, but I can’t be dependent on him. I need to know I can do this on my own.”

“Still,” Sam said, wineglass in hand, “why can’t you at least get some action while this whole marriage scam lasts?”

“Because I don’t want to blur the boundaries. Things are weird enough already—I don’t want to confuse the situation.”

They spent the next hour debating the ethics of Jessica staying silent about her inheritance, and had gone through a bottle and a half of wine and most of a pitcher of iced tea when the doorbell rang. Jillian sprinted for the door, nearly knocking over her chair in an attempt to reach the door before whoever it was rang again.

From her spot at the table they heard a loud, “Shh, the baby’s sleeping” and then several sets of footsteps heading toward the kitchen.

“Who on earth could that be?” Sam wondered aloud.

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