The Apple Tree
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“I did the dishes and cleaned up a bit before I left.”
He tossed the cheese into the corner drawer and turned toward her. “You can’t keep doing that.”
“I know.” She grabbed a bag of red lentils, holding them up with a huge smile on her face. “I’m making lentil soup tonight, and if it turns out well, it’ll be the very last recipe I need for my e-book.”
Pride welled in his chest as he looked at Bianca. He took the bag of lentils from her hand and set it on the counter, pulling her close. “It will turn out perfect, and when your e-book hits the market the entire internet will be clamoring to buy it.” He kissed her, a slow tender kiss, relishing the taste of her, the feel of her, and the amazing fact that she was his wife.
She pulled away first. “I need to use the bathroom real quick.”
Bianca closed the door behind her and pulled out the pink box she’d hidden in her jacket pocket. She was late and she wasn’t entirely sure what that could mean. If it was possible.
She ripped it open and unfolded the instructions, hastily reading through the tiny black words. Pee on the stick, wait two minutes. Sounds easy enough.
After doing her business, she set the little pink stick on the counter and leaned against the wall, tapping her foot as she waited.
Hopefully, Levi wouldn’t wonder what was taking her so long. If it turned out negative, she didn’t want him to know she’d gotten her hopes up. That would only make him feel worse.
She picked at her nails and then looked at her watch, one minute and thirty seconds. Good enough. She picked up the stick.
Two pink lines.
Her eyes grew wide and she sat on the toilet and cried, tears of happiness.
Wait, wait, wait. She grabbed the instruction booklet. The first line is the control, the second line means pregnant.
Pregnant.
She threw the bathroom door open and ran into the kitchen. “I’m pregnant!”
Levi froze, starring at her with wide eyes, a package of sausage in his hand. “What? That’s not possible.”
She held up the stick, walking toward him. “This says that I am.”
He tossed the sausage onto the counter and then caught her as she ran into his arms. “Are you sure?”
“My period’s late. It says two pink lines means we’re having a baby.”
He looked at the stick, his mouth turning into a huge grin. “I can’t believe it!” He picked her up, setting her on the counter as he stood between her legs. “I love you.” His lips slammed into hers, the joy they both felt mixing together and growing until it overwhelmed her.
He pulled away, gazing at her with excitement swimming in his eyes. “My hair’s longer.”
Her brows furrowed. “What does that mean?”
“It means I’m changing.”
She grabbed his neck. “We’re going to grow old together!”
“I think so, yeah.” He pulled her closer, happiness written all over his face, lighting his eyes. “But first, we’re going to have a family.”
THE END
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kara Jimenez lives in Corvallis, Oregon with her pizza-making husband, three rambunctious kids and eight crazy chickens that like to peck her to pieces. When she’s not writing you can find her teaching her children, filling her cupboards with homemade jam and eating coffee ice cream.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR