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Rather than argue with her about the doctor, I took out my phone and hit Patch’s speed dial.
“I was just about to call you,” he said the moment he picked up. “Your girl’s dad—”
Whatever he wanted to tell me couldn’t be nearly as important as Alyssa’s health. “You need to get your ass over here. Something’s wrong with Alyssa.”
“I’ll be there in ten. What's happening?” he asked in a serious tone, going straight into medical mode.
“She’s sick. I don’t know—”
“It’s nothing,” Alyssa grumbled. “I must have eaten something that didn’t agree with me.”
“Bullshit,” I hissed.
“Tell me her symptoms,” Patch instructed.
“She’s been vomiting for a couple of days and not sleeping well.”
“I probably have the flu,” Alyssa snapped loud enough to make sure Patch heard her through the phone.
“I’ll let the doctor decide what’s wrong,” I grunted. “She always seems better after throwing up, but then she gets sick again.”
“After every meal?”
“No, it’s been pretty random.”
“Are you having sex?”
Alyssa snorted, but I wasn’t amused.
“Why the fuck are you asking about our sex life?”
“If you haven’t figured it out, then I have to wonder…you do know how babies are made, right?” Patch drawled.
“Of course, I know, asshole. I’ve been working on it since we got here.” It had occurred to me the first time Alyssa was sick, but it was too early, and she wasn’t just vomiting in the mornings. Maybe I’d been wrong…
“Then why are you freaking out about her being pregnant?”
I had one arm curled around Alyssa, and my hand drifted down to splay on her flat belly. “I didn’t think she would be sick this early. And she’s been having trouble a hell of a lot more than just in the—”
“How do you not know that morning sickness is different for every woman? There have been babies popping out all around us for years.”
I shrugged even though he couldn’t see the gesture. “I wasn’t paying that much attention. It wasn’t my woman, so I left the worrying up to their men.”
The front door opened and shut, so I assumed Patch had arrived. I told him which bathroom we were in and ended the call. Some of the color had returned to Alyssa’s skin, and she sat up with a little more strength. I scooped her into my arms and stood, then set her on the counter next to the sink.
“We’re having a baby,” I said as I cupped her face and stretched my lips into a wide smile.
“Holy crap,” Alyssa breathed, her face lighting up and her green eyes sparkling. “Pregnant!”
“Who the fuck is pregnant?” a deep voice bellowed from the entrance to the bathroom.
Fucking hell.It was the sheriff.
11
ALYSSA
It wasn’t easy to get anything past my dad. He was too observant to miss much, especially when it came to me. So it only took him a split second to notice our positions and how Garrison had been holding my cheeks. “Alyssa, pumpkin, I need you to step into the hallway please.”
