Authors: Heather Allen
“C’mon Kimber, just tell me.”
“Have a seat, I’ll be right back.”
She sinks onto my bed examining her fingernails. When she looks up and sees me, her eyes widen and she rushes over, “Is that what I think it is?”
I nod a little uneasy but unable to hide my joy.
She starts screaming, “Oh my god, you’re pregnant!”
I nod smiling at her glee. She grabs my hands forcing me to jump up and down with her. Then she stops and asks, “Did you tell Jordan?”
“Well obviously, I didn’t. Not yet anyway.”
“Oh yeah, I guess not. When are you gonna tell him?”
I walk over to the bed and sit on the edge, “I’m not sure. I’m afraid of what his reaction will be.”
“Oh no, don’t you start this shit again. He loves you more than anything. I’ve never seen so much lovey dovey shit ooze from a guy before. He will be so happy.”
“Do you think so? I worry because it’s only been six months and so many things have changed for both of us.”
She huffs, “I’m going to tell him right now. Give me that stick.” She tries to snatch it from my hand. I wave it away, out of her reach.
“Okay, I get it. I guess I’ll tell him.”
“Well what are you waiting for?”
I look up at the happiness in her eyes. God, what would I do without her? I get up and hug her. She whispers, “Call me later.”
I nod and head out of the bedroom and down the stairs. When I get out to the barn, I find it empty. Gypsy is missing too so I walk back out and glance over across the field to find him by the lake. I stride across the spotty grass to where he’s letting Gypsy graze. He’s sitting by the water staring off into the distance. When I approach he looks over, surprised to see me.
“Hey babe, is everything okay?”
Tears start falling, damn hormones. I nod and whisper, “I have something to tell you.”
He stands up concerned. A shadow crosses his face as he walks over to me. He wipes a stray tear rolling down my cheek.
“What is it baby?’
I pull the stick out of my back pocket and hold it up. What I’m holding registers on his face and he averts his gaze to me with a slowly growing smile.
“Are you, are we, pregnant?’
I nod and smile at his reference to us. He sweeps me up into his arms kissing me passionately.
“Oh Kimber Maguire, I love you so much.”
“And I love you Jordan Rhodes, you are my life.”
Acknowledgements
I am so thankful for my family, you are
my
life. Everything in this life we share together makes me want to wake up every morning. Thank you to my boys and my girl for your patience and allowing me to write this story. Thank you to my husband for believing in me and encouraging my pursuit of a dream.
Much more gratitude than I can utter to all of my readers. I wouldn’t be doing this if you didn’t love to read. My bestie... Rochelle Gilman, for all of your support and positive criticism, where would I be without you? Jessica Louise, for sticking with me and always setting me straight! Your beta reading was invaluable and your friendship means so much even though we’re halfway around the world from each other. Heather Gunter, for helping me maneuver my way through this new world and for talking things through with me even when I had doubts. Julie Deaton, for giving this story a chance and loving it. Your beta reading is HOT! Stephanie Mulford, for beta reading. You helped me strengthen the beginning of this story which I am forever grateful. AND last but not least, Tami Norman, the multi-talented Aussie that is an expert with everything she touches. You rock my writing world with all of your support! I am so thankful for our friendship girls!
Thank you tons to Allie Brennan from B Design for having a vision and creating such a beautiful cover to portray Kimber and Jordan’s story.
Thank you so much to the amazing Sherry Ashley, editor extraordinaire. I’m so glad we crossed paths in the real world so I could involve you in my make-believe world. You are so good at what you do!
I want to thank the wonderful blogs that have supported me through this crazy journey. Thank you to Mandy Anderson from Ireadindie, Mary Tatar from Mary’s Crazy Book Obsession, Stephanie Locke from Rude Girl Book Blog, Jennifer Noe from The Book Blog, Kristy Louise from Book Addict Mumma, and Tami Norman from Into The Night Reviews. Your support has meant so much in my adventure.
About the Author
Heather Allen is the author of The Just Breathe Trilogy, Feeling This and newly released- The Sound of Shooting Stars. Heather finally realized her dream of becoming an author only recently with her mermaid trilogy. She savors every moment on this new journey and the wonderful friends she has met along the way. She has many more books planned. More ideas pop up than she has time to write about.
Heather currently resides in the scorching hot state of Florida with her husband and three children. She holds degrees in education from The University of Central Florida and Nova Southeastern University. She is a hopeless romantic who loves to read just about anything, coffee and Jelly Belly jellybeans. When she isn’t teaching, writing or reading, Heather can be found at the beach or out on the water boating.
Heather will release her next Contemporary Romance Novel entitled Let Go in February 2014 and her Young Adult 4 book Ekkos Saga beginning in the spring of 2014.
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