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think of Michael every day… and night. I don’t think I’ll ever get over losing him.”
Evie’s grief was so palpable, Kate stopped feeling sorry for herself and straightened up. “I’ll help you find happiness again,” she said, hoping with all her heart she was right. “We will both start over. We can’t end up like the Golden Girls.” She forced a smile to cheer her up.
Evie gave a half-hearted chuckle. "Don't even think that. I just had a vision of us, old and gray, in our flannel nightgowns watching T.V.” She got up and grabbed her oversized python leather tote. “Let’s get out of here. No more feeling sorry for ourselves. Come to my place. I’ll cook dinner for us.”
“Pasta?” Kate asked eagerly. Evie was part Italian on her dad’s side and her pasta dishes were delicious.
“Yep. I’ll cook us up so much comfort food you won’t be able to move,” Evie said, snickering.
“I don’t doubt it. I love your cooking,” Kate said. "Go on without me. There’s something I must do first. I'll join you soon."
"Ok, but don't take too long. I'm starving," Evie said before she walked out the door.
Once Evie had gone, Kate opened her tote bag and pulled out a plastic bag. Her heart was beating so fast it felt like palpitations. She had been postponing this all day...too scared to find out. But now that she had gathered the courage, she couldn't wait another minute. She had to know...one way or the other. On shaky legs and with her heart in her throat, she walked toward the bathroom.
Moments later, Kate stood in front of the bathroom mirror, staring at her pale, incredulous face. Lightheaded, she clutched the pregnancy test with a trembling hand and swallowed hard to stifle the giddy gasp rising from her chest.
She kissed her hand and placed it over her tummy. “Welcome baby MacLeod,” she whispered. “I love you already.”
Chapter Eight
Kate entered her bridal boutique with a bounce to her step and a purpose in her life. She’d spent the past two days fluctuating between panicking over whether she was fit to be a single mother, agonizing over Alec’s whereabouts and sheer joy that she was going to have a baby. After much reflection and hours of talking with Evie, she decided all that worrying was bad for the baby.
It was time to suck it up, buttercup . Life wasn’t about her anymore. By next time this year, she would be holding her baby in her arms. The thought sent shivers of delight and anxiety racing through her. What would her pregnancy be like? Would she be able to carry full-term? She was determined to eat healthy, sleep as much as possible and stay away from stress.
“Hey hot momma,” Evie teased the moment she saw Kate. “How was last night?”
Kate smiled. “Better. Much better. Thanks for the ear.”
“Anytime. Just remember I am your baby’s favorite auntie. I’ll be your birthing coach too, if you want me to. Breathe in, breathe out, relax,” she said dramatically, her eyes twinkling merrily.
“You would be my birthing coach? Thank you!” Kate hugged Evie, silently vowing to bring her happiness too. Her new mission would be to find someone for Evie. “Would you be the godmother too?”
Evie’s face lit up brighter than the chandelier above. “Absolutely. I’m honored you chose me.”
“I can’t think of anyone else I’d want to raise my baby if I were gone,” Kate said honestly.
“Thanks, but please don’t think like that.”
“I have to think of those things as a single mom,” Kate said earnestly.
“I hear you. Always the practical one,” she said with a smile. “We have a new client coming in soon. Good thing you came in early.”
An hour later, Evie entered the small kitchen while Kate was having a mid-morning strawberry, banana and yogurt smoothie. “Kate, the client is here.”
“Oh, okay.” Kate took a final sip of her smoothie and smoothed the sides of her dress as she walked toward the front of the
Evie’s grief was so palpable, Kate stopped feeling sorry for herself and straightened up. “I’ll help you find happiness again,” she said, hoping with all her heart she was right. “We will both start over. We can’t end up like the Golden Girls.” She forced a smile to cheer her up.
Evie gave a half-hearted chuckle. "Don't even think that. I just had a vision of us, old and gray, in our flannel nightgowns watching T.V.” She got up and grabbed her oversized python leather tote. “Let’s get out of here. No more feeling sorry for ourselves. Come to my place. I’ll cook dinner for us.”
“Pasta?” Kate asked eagerly. Evie was part Italian on her dad’s side and her pasta dishes were delicious.
“Yep. I’ll cook us up so much comfort food you won’t be able to move,” Evie said, snickering.
“I don’t doubt it. I love your cooking,” Kate said. "Go on without me. There’s something I must do first. I'll join you soon."
"Ok, but don't take too long. I'm starving," Evie said before she walked out the door.
Once Evie had gone, Kate opened her tote bag and pulled out a plastic bag. Her heart was beating so fast it felt like palpitations. She had been postponing this all day...too scared to find out. But now that she had gathered the courage, she couldn't wait another minute. She had to know...one way or the other. On shaky legs and with her heart in her throat, she walked toward the bathroom.
Moments later, Kate stood in front of the bathroom mirror, staring at her pale, incredulous face. Lightheaded, she clutched the pregnancy test with a trembling hand and swallowed hard to stifle the giddy gasp rising from her chest.
She kissed her hand and placed it over her tummy. “Welcome baby MacLeod,” she whispered. “I love you already.”
Chapter Eight
Kate entered her bridal boutique with a bounce to her step and a purpose in her life. She’d spent the past two days fluctuating between panicking over whether she was fit to be a single mother, agonizing over Alec’s whereabouts and sheer joy that she was going to have a baby. After much reflection and hours of talking with Evie, she decided all that worrying was bad for the baby.
It was time to suck it up, buttercup . Life wasn’t about her anymore. By next time this year, she would be holding her baby in her arms. The thought sent shivers of delight and anxiety racing through her. What would her pregnancy be like? Would she be able to carry full-term? She was determined to eat healthy, sleep as much as possible and stay away from stress.
“Hey hot momma,” Evie teased the moment she saw Kate. “How was last night?”
Kate smiled. “Better. Much better. Thanks for the ear.”
“Anytime. Just remember I am your baby’s favorite auntie. I’ll be your birthing coach too, if you want me to. Breathe in, breathe out, relax,” she said dramatically, her eyes twinkling merrily.
“You would be my birthing coach? Thank you!” Kate hugged Evie, silently vowing to bring her happiness too. Her new mission would be to find someone for Evie. “Would you be the godmother too?”
Evie’s face lit up brighter than the chandelier above. “Absolutely. I’m honored you chose me.”
“I can’t think of anyone else I’d want to raise my baby if I were gone,” Kate said honestly.
“Thanks, but please don’t think like that.”
“I have to think of those things as a single mom,” Kate said earnestly.
“I hear you. Always the practical one,” she said with a smile. “We have a new client coming in soon. Good thing you came in early.”
An hour later, Evie entered the small kitchen while Kate was having a mid-morning strawberry, banana and yogurt smoothie. “Kate, the client is here.”
“Oh, okay.” Kate took a final sip of her smoothie and smoothed the sides of her dress as she walked toward the front of the
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