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“To visit. Like the mountains or the country.”
His eyes narrowed. “Are you two together?”
“Not that it’s any of your business, but no, we are not.” Sometimes it felt like we were. We’d been operating as some sort of family for weeks . . . and that was before we knew about the pregnancy . . .
“It damn well is my business. That’s my sister.”
“The one you don’t want at your wedding?”
His jaw worked. “It’s not that simple.”
“Sure it is.” I pointed my head toward the door. “You’re busy. I’m going to take off.”
“The ocean,” he said when I was almost to the door. “She always wanted Dad to take us when we were kids.”
“Maybe I’ll see you Thursday. Maybe I won’t.”
New Jersey wasa long ass way away. I strolled down her street, taking in the row of houses. This was a good place for a kid to grow up. A little bit of a backyard. Maybe some other children to hang out with. But I’d be damned if I let my baby live in a house that had belonged to another man.
One end of my scarf blew off my neck. I tossed it back over my shoulder. We had so much to think about. Big stuff. Time was already running out. We had seven, maybe eight months to figure out living arrangements, schedules . . . I rubbed my temples.
“I don’t want to only see Pumpkin half the time,” I blurted when she opened the door.
The glazed look about her immediately cleared.
“You should have thought about that before we slept together.” The usual crispness in her voice was absent.
“You feel okay? Did your meeting go well?”
Her nose wrinkled. “What meeting?”
“The one with the military wives.”
“I-uh—” She glanced down at her feet.
“I went by Holt’s. He told me you had something.”
“It was fine.” She didn’t move out of the doorway. “What are you doing here?”
“I wanted to see you and Blake,” I said without thinking.
Her eyes widened a fraction. “He’s sleep—”
“How!”
“Sounds like he’s awake.” I propped a shoulder against the doorframe. “You’re quiet.”
“Want me to yell at you instead?”
“I’m used to that. This scares me.”
Her lips twitched. “I’m surprised you didn’t just come in.”
I frowned. “I should’ve tried that first. Then I wouldn’t be out here freezing my ass off.”
“You’re a long way from home.”
“Is this where you want to live?”
