Bride by Christmas (Bay of Islands Brides Book 6) by Serenity Woods

Author:Serenity Woods [Woods, Serenity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“Thanks for the chat,” Elliot told his brother, feeling an uncharacteristic wave of affection. “I appreciate it.”

“Anytime, bro. Give yourself time to process everything you’ve been through. You’ve had a breakup too, remember—even if you were the one who instigated it, it takes time to recover.”

Elliot nodded, thinking about it as they packed up their gear, then drove back to Kerikeri. He was glad he wasn’t with Karen anymore, but Dominic was right; he still missed her, and it was taking time to get used to the fact that they weren’t together. He’d do his best to be patient, even though it wasn’t one of his better qualities.

His phone vibrated in his pocket, and he drew it out and checked the text. It was from Libby. Are you around? I’m outside your house (again.)

He smiled, feeling a swell of pleasure, and texted back, Nearly there, just been fishing with Dom. Can you wait five minutes?

Sure, she said.

“Libby’s waiting for me,” he told his brother, who was driving. “Don’t say anything.”

Dominic just rolled his eyes and turned off into his road. “So much for the lecture.”

“Hey, I listened. I can’t help it if the girl can’t keep away.”

The two brothers chuckled, and Dominic pulled in behind Libby’s car. “There you go,” he told Elliot. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

Elliot gave him a wry look, got out and retrieved his rod from the roof and his bag, and waved goodbye.

Libby got out as he approached, and he smiled at her. “Hey you.”

“Hey.” She was wearing a white top over her dark blue jeans, and her cheeks were flushed, her eyes bright.

“Are you okay?” He paused outside the door. He hadn’t seen her much since she’d left after Karen’s visit a few weeks ago. He’d tried to give her some space, although he’d texted her daily. Roberta had told him Libby hadn’t been feeling the ticket, and he was worried that her leg was hurting.

She nodded and followed him into the house. He dumped his gear on the floor and went through to the kitchen. “Let me wash my hands; I’m all fishy.”

Usually she’d have made a joke, but she remained quiet, and he ran his hands under the tap, glancing at her where she wandered over to the window, looking out at the tui bird chirping merrily in the tree outside.

“Is everything all right?” he asked, wiping his hands on a towel.

She turned then. “Yes…”

He tossed the towel aside and leaned a hip on the worktop. “But…”

She shoved her hands in the pockets of her jeans and looked at the floor. “I wasn’t going to tell you…”

He smiled, thinking how beautiful she looked, almost glowing in the ray of sunshine falling across the floor. “You can tell me anything, sweetheart. What is it?”

She raised her gaze to him then. “I’m pregnant.”

There was a long, long silence.

Elliot’s brain was spinning faster than a centrifuge, scattering his thoughts all over the place. With those simple words she’d just complicated everything a hundredfold. He blinked, searching his brain for something to say, and couldn’t locate the words.

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