by Lexy Timms
"Fine, then go see the doctor and make sure that everything is okay." He moved up behind her and slid his hands over her exposed shoulders.
Her light pink panties and matching bra were bought to entice him, and they'd done their jobs multiple times over the last month. Come to think of it, she'd been far more aggressive in trying to entice him.
Why?
"Alex..." she turned and glanced up at him, "If it will make you feel better, I'll—"
"It will. I'll have Justin make the appointment for you today. Just have some bloodwork done and let's make sure you’re okay." He touched her face and smiled. "I'm late. I'll see you at the office in a little bit. Please don't skirt this issue anymore. Between you being sick and wanting to have sex ten times a day, I think you might be pregnant."
"What?" She stepped back as the blood drained from her face, leaving her a little light-headed. She reached out for him, and he wrapped his strong arms around her. "No way. I'm not ready for that."
He laughed. "I'm not sure it matters if you're ready. You hate condoms. What would you expect to happen?"
"I don't know, but I'm not ready for this. Your mom is gone and my mom is the devil. I don't know how to be a mother. I don't have anyone to teach me." Tears filled her eyes as she looked up at him. Scary enough, a stomach illness almost sounded better than a baby. There was no way she could raise a child. She couldn't even get to work on time and Alex didn't need her there until after nine.
"Hey. Calm down." He kissed the tip of her nose. "It could be a sensitivity to milk or gluten. It doesn't have to be a baby. I was just saying. It wouldn't be so bad if it were."
"What?!" She pulled from him and worked to get dressed. "Get out of here and stop talking that nonsense. We just got married. I'm not ready to share you with anyone, nor am I ready to put my failures on display for you and the rest of the world to judge."
"You're being a little harsh." He kissed the back of her shoulder as his strong hands moved over her hips and cupped her softly, petting her mound. "I quite like the idea of creating a little you and me."
"Alright, enough." She glanced over her shoulder, wanting to be tough, but loving the look on his handsome face. They would have kids eventually, but now was too soon. "I love you. Get to work. You might have lots of mouths to feed."
He laughed and popped her butt softly. "There's my girl."
"Stop it, Alex Reid." She glanced over her shoulder as her frown melted into a tight smile. "You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"Nope. Not until you go to the doctor and find out exactly what's going on. Promise me." He lifted his eyebrow.
"I promise." She let out a sigh and turned back to her dresser, getting herself together for a short day thanks to her forced visit to the doctor. It seemed a bit much, but if something had been wrong with Alex, then she'd make him go as well.
*
Jamie couldn't seem to get her knee to stop bouncing as she sat outside the doctor's office in the waiting room. Alex had a blow-up at work and couldn't come with her, so she dragged Mark to sit beside her. He was the next best thing to his older brother.
"Hey." He reached out and clamped his hand down on her knee. "It's going to be fine. I'm sure it's just a bug or something. I wasn't feeling too great this morning either."
"I know. I just hate this waiting crap. They took blood, pee, spit, hair..." she rolled her eyes. "Okay, not hair or spit, but I wanted it to sound dramatic."
He pulled his hand back as he chuckled loudly. "You're too much. I swear you're the best thing that happened to my brother."
She smiled and leaned back in her chair as nervousness raced through her. "Did you throw up this morning?"
"No, but I'm telling you that something is going around. I'm sure the doctor’s going to tell us that we're being a little overly sensitive to nothing."
"I hope so." She let out a long sigh and sat up. "Alex has been super sensitive to everything since he was in the hospital. They have him on blood pressure meds for his stress level, but I think he's going to try to get off of them by stepping back at the firm a little and exercising more."
"Mrs. Reid?" The nurse stuck her head out and smiled. "Can you come back in here for a few minutes? The doctor has a few follow-up questions."
"Sure." Jamie jumped up.
"You want me to come with you?" Mark called after her.
"No. I'm fine." She forced a smile and walked behind the nurse down to the small room she'd been in for an hour before getting poked and prodded.
"Just sit right here, and Dr. Bennett will be in shortly." She gave a curt nod and closed the door.
Jamie got back up on the table and let out a long sigh before pulling her phone out. Alex had texted asking if she were still there.
She shot him a quick note that she was and that she would call as soon as she got out of there.
"Jamie?" Dr. Bennett stuck his head in the room and smiled. "Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm actually going to have the lab run a few more tests. Do you have any family history of miscarriage?"
"Of what?" A cold sweat covered Jamie as she gripped the sides of the table.
"Of miscarrying a baby." He closed the door behind him and moved to stand in front of her.
"I don't know. I don't talk to my family much. They're crazy. Like more than the average family." She tried to laugh, but the sound fell flat.
"Well, I'm pretty sure you're pregnant, but it would seem that the levels are a little lower than we would expect to see. I'm going to ask you to take it easy for the next few days and if you see any bleeding or spotting to go straight to the hospital." He touched her shoulder. "We'll figure out what's going on. Chances are that everything is fine and we're just a little early in the process, but I'm not sure I'm good with that answer just yet."
"I'm pregnant?" She tried to process the news, but couldn't seem to get past the fact that she was going to be responsible for someone. For a child.
"Yes. Congratulations. Where’s Alex?" He moved back and slipped his hands into his pockets.
"He's at work today, but I'll call him when I get back to the lobby."
"Good. Is he taking care of himself?"
She nodded and mumbled, "Yes."
Shock sat on her as the doctor left and told her to take a minute before walking to the front. Anyone else would have been thrilled, and some part of her was too, but the fact that something was wrong from the start left her emotionally strained.
Her phone buzzed, and she put it to her hear. "Hey."
Alex let out a soft growl. "Why didn't you call me? I've been worried sick. Meet me at home. I want to see you."
"I'm still at Dr. Bennet’s office, but I'm about to leave." She let out a shaky breath.
"What's the deal? You sound worried."
"Yeah. I'm pregnant." She got off the plastic bed and walked to the door, a little more disoriented than she wanted to be.
"Jamie! Baby, that's great news. Holy shit! I'm going to be a dad?" The excitement in Alex's voice helped to thaw her a little.
"Yes. However, there's something that not quite right. They're going to do more tests. Dr. Bennet’s worried about a miscarriage for some reason." She walked out as Mark stood up and reached for her, taking her arm. "I'll see you at home, okay?"
"Okay, baby. It's going to be fine. We'll work through it. Just be careful, and whatever we're facing... we'll face it together." He whooped, unable to control himself. “Damn! This is crazy! You’re going to be an amazing mother, Jamie!”
She nodded and ended the call, letting her phone drop back into her purse.
Pregnant, or maybe not.
How do you become a great mother when you have no idea what that looks like?
THE END
Wife To The Boss
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“I love you, and I’ll love you until the day I die. Even then, I’ll keep loving you.”
With a baby on the way and a booming business, things couldn't be better—or more stressful. Between trying to find someone to help run the firm alongside Alex while Jamie is going through a turbulent pregnancy, Reid Enterprises faces the possibility of a hostile takeover.
Jamie works to help Alex's brother, Mark find himself in the midst of their drama, while trying to keep Paul from accepting a position closer to home, but far from them.
There is only so many things this newlywed couple can keep juggling before something hits the ground.
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New Series with Alex from the Boss Series
Hot n' Handsome, Rich & Single... how far are you willing to go?
Meet Alex Reid, CEO of Reid Enterprise. Billionaire extra ordinaire, chiseled to perfection, panty-melter and currently single.
Learn about Alex Reid before he began Managing the Bosses. Alex Reid sits down for an interview with R&S.
His life style is like his handsome looks: hard, fast, breath-taking and out to play ball. He's risky, charming and determined.
How close to the edge is Alex willing to go? Will he stop at nothing to get what he wants?
Alex Reid is book 1 in the R&S Rich and Single Series. Fall in love with these hot and steamy men; all single, successful, and searching for love.
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Sometimes the heart needs a different kind of saving... find out if Charity Thompson will find a way of saving forever in this hospital setting Best-Selling Romance by Lexy Timms
Charity Thompson wants to save the world, one hospital at a time. Instead of finishing med school to become a doctor, she chooses a different path and raises money for hospitals – new wings, equipment, whatever they need. Except there is one hospital she would be happy to never set foot in again--her fathers. So of course he hires her to create a gala for his sixty-fifth birthday. Charity can’t say no. Now she is working in the one place she doesn’t want to be. Except she’s attracted to Dr. Elijah Bennet, the handsome playboy chief.
Will she ever prove to her father that’s she’s more than a med school dropout? Or will her attraction to Elijah keep her from repairing the one thing she desperately wants to fix?
** This is NOT Erotica. It's Romance and a love story. **
* This is Part 1 of an Eight book Romance Series. It does end on a cliff-hanger*
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In a world plagued with darkness, she would be his salvation.
No one gave Erik a choice as to whether he would fight or not. Duty to the crown belonged to him, his father's legacy remaining beyond the grave.
Taken by the beauty of the countryside surrounding her, Linzi would do anything to protect her father's land. Britain is under attack and Scotland is next. At a time she should be focused on suitors, the men of her country have gone to war and she's left to stand alone.
Love will become available, but will passion at the touch of the enemy unravel her strong hold first?
Fall in love with this Historical Celtic Viking Romance.
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Knox Township, August 1863.
Little Love Affair, Book 1 in the Southern Romance series, by bestselling author Lexy Timms
Sentiments are running high following the battle of Gettysburg, and although the draft has not yet come to Knox, “Bloody Knox” will claim lives the next year as citizens attempt to avoid the Union draft. Clara’s brother Solomon is missing, and Clara has been left to manage the family’s farm, caring for her mother and her younger sister, Cecelia.
Meanwhile, wounded at the battle of Monterey Pass but still able to escape Union forces, Jasper and his friend Horace are lost and starving. Jasper wants to find his way back to the Confederacy, but feels honor-bound to bring Horace back to his family, though the man seems reluctant.
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The Recruiting Trip
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Aspiring college athlete Aileen Nessa is finding the recruiting process beyond daunting. Being ranked #10 in the world for the 100m hurdles at the age of eighteen is not a fluke, even though she believes that one race, where everything clinked magically together, might be. American universities don’t seem to think so. Letters are pouring in from all over the country.
As she faces the challenge of differentiating between a college’s genuine commitment to her or just empty promises from talent-seeking coaches, Aileen heads to the University of Gatica, a Division One school, on a recruiting trip. Her best friend dares who to go just to see the cute guys on the school’s brochure.
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From Best Selling Author, Lexy Timms, comes a motorcycle club romance that'll make you want to buy a Harley and fall in love all over again.
Emily Rose Dougherty is a good Catholic girl from mythical Walkerville, CT. She had somehow managed to get herself into a heap trouble with the law, all because an ex-boyfriend has decided to make things difficult.
Luke “Spade” Wade owns a Motorcycle repair shop and is the Road Captain for Hades' Spawn MC. He’s shocked when he reads in the paper that his old high school flame has been arrested. She’s always been the one he couldn’t forget.
Will destiny let them find each other again? Or what happens in the past, best left for the history books?
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