Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 27182 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 136(@200wpm)___ 109(@250wpm)___ 91(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27182 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 136(@200wpm)___ 109(@250wpm)___ 91(@300wpm)
Getting pregnant so soon after starting my job had worried me, but my boss had been so understanding. She even threw me a baby shower in the office, where my coworkers all gave me a paid day off from their bank in lieu of gifts. I had been so touched that I’d bawled my eyes out, thanks to all the pregnancy hormones.
When I returned from my three months of maternity leave, she told me to expect a promotion within the next year and happily handed over several clients for me to work with on my own. I advanced to my new position last week, and along with the raise came additional clients. Luckily, it had been just in time to land this hotel since the perks were unbeatable…and I wanted to fully enjoy them while I could.
When we approached the registration desk, the man at the computer looked up and flashed us a smile. Unfortunately, his gaze then locked on my chest—and the boobs that had never returned to their original size after I gave birth to our son. Leveling a glare at the guy, Silas wrapped his fingers around my wrist and tugged me to his side. I thought he was just going to give the employee heck for daring to ogle me, but after he growled, “Keep your eyes to yourself,” he led me over to the woman working at the far end of the counter.
“So sorry about that,” she whispered.
“It’s okay,” I assured her as my husband continued to glare at her coworker.
When I gave her my name for the reservation and she pulled it up on her computer, she beamed a huge smile at me. “Oh boy, will he regret that faux pas since you work directly with the owner.”
“Yup, he sure is,” I confirmed with a nod. Although employee performance was outside of my purview, word of mouth was everything in marketing. It could easily be said that how their front desk staff treated customers had an impact on how effective my campaigns would be.
My grin was as big as hers when she informed me that we’d been booked into a suite with an oceanfront view. There was an added spring in my step as we made our way to the elevator.
I was excited to have my gorgeous husband all to myself for the next two days, especially somewhere we could order in room service. But this was the first time we’d left Samuel overnight, and when the doors slid shut in front of us, I started to get nervous.
As I bit my bottom lip and rapidly blinked a few times, Silas proved how well he knew me. “Will you feel better if we call your mom as soon as we get to the room?”
“Yes.” I beamed a relieved smile at him. “I know we only left him with her twenty minutes ago, and she’s babysat for us plenty of times before, but this feels different.”
He brushed a kiss against my temple. “You’re such a good mom.”
“And you’re an awesome dad.”
The elevator dinged, and then the doors slid open again. Silas guided me down the hallway to our suite, which was even more gorgeous than I had imagined. But I didn’t take the time to appreciate my surroundings. Instead, I yanked my phone from my purse and called our boy.
My mom picked up on the first ring. “How did I know you wouldn’t even last the first full hour before calling?”
“Because you’re a mom, too,” I quipped.
“True,” she conceded, switching to video mode so I could see Samuel’s chubby face as he munched on an animal cracker. “As you can see, my grandson is doing just fine. Now go enjoy your time with your husband. I’ll send you lots of updates with pictures for when you’re not busy.”
Silas and I blew kisses at Samuel before we hung up. Then he took my phone and purse and set them on the small table in the sitting area. After yanking open the curtains so we could stare out at the ocean, he moved behind me and wrapped his arms around my front to pull me against his chest. “Two whole days with you all to myself, whatever will we do?”
His hot breath against my ear sent a shiver down my spine that only strengthened when he ground his hard-on against my butt. Turning in his arms, I fully intended to make a filthy suggestion that wouldn’t surprise him at all. Instead, I blurted, “I’m pregnant.”
“Pregnant?” Silas echoed, his eyes widening as his gaze dropped to my still-flat stomach.
“Uh-huh.” I nodded. “I didn’t notice until this morning that my period is a week late, and I still had a test in the bathroom cabinet from when we found out about Samuel. So I took it while you were getting him ready. And it was positive.”