2006 Susan Macias Redmond
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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“To your birthday, a few days late. And to us.”
Noelle swayed slightly on her feet. Dev grabbed her arm.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
Exhaustion darkened her eyes.
“You want to go lie down?”
“What about the dinner? You went to so much trouble.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
She raised herself on tiptoe, whispered, “Thank you” and kissed him on the cheek.
Her lips lingered for half a second and in that moment he was stunned to find himself wanting to turn so that his mouth brushed hers. Only he wanted more than just a simple kiss. She walked into the bedroom and shut the door.
He stood alone in the center of the living room, with an open bottle of champagne and a romantic dinner for two.
Hell of a way to spend a wedding night, he thought.
CONTENTS
Until Noelle Stevenson actually saw the word “pregnant” on the plastic stick, she’d allowed herself to believe everything was going to be all right. After all, it had been her first time. Wasn’t she supposed to have a grace period? Like when a light bill was due? Those extra couple of days until disaster struck?
Apparently not, she thought, barely able to breathe as she turned the plastic over in her hands. Pregnant. Her.
She couldn’t imagine what her parents were going to say. Not that they would kill her. Anger seemed pretty manageable. Instead they would get quiet, look at