Not Planning on You (32 page)

Gray led her quickly out the door of the house that they shared on the beach. When they were both settled in the car, he took off at a fast clip. He reached over and took her hand giving her a squeeze of encouragement. “You ok, baby?”

Suzy’s face was flushed and her heart raced in excitement. “Yes, but please hurry! At the rate we are going, the baby will be born before we even make it to the hospital.”

“Honey, calm down before you have a stroke.
What good is it going to do us if we have an accident on the way? I can’t risk your life by driving too fast. If the baby is born while we are in the car then it will just have to be.”

Suzy turned towards the man who filled her days and nights with such love that she literally had to pinch herself often to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. True to her word, she kept him on his toes and he kept her grounded. She couldn’t imagine how she ever thought of him as a stuffed shirt because the man definitely had a bit of freak in him.

When they finally made it to the hospital, Gray pulled up to the valet stand, grateful that the hospital offered that amenity. As he handed the keys over, he asked the valet, “Where can we find the maternity floor?”

“It’s on the third floor, sir; go left when you get off the elevator.”

Gray muttered a thanks and quickly led Suzy towards the elevator. Once inside, he rubbed her back trying to calm her. “
It’s
ok baby, just breathe.”

As they exited the elevator, they ran into Beth, Nick and Ella. “Hey guys, any news yet?”

Beth walked up and quickly gave them a hug. “Nothing yet and it’s making me nervous. Maybe we should ask someone at the desk.”

As Suzy approached the nurse’s station, a tired but beaming Jason walked towards her. She squealed and threw her arms around him. “How’s Claire? Where’s the baby?”

“Claire and the baby are both doing great. They’re checking her out now and then I’ll bring her out for a minute for you guys to meet.”

“She?
It’s a girl!”

“Yeah, I got my two girls now. We are naming her Christina Louise.”

“After her sister and her second mom,” Suzy said softly.

“Claire was planning to name her Christina Evelyn, but her mother asked that she use Louise. She felt like she deserved the honor of having our first child named after her. Speaking of them, they’re all in the room with Claire.”

Suzy put her hand on Jason’s arm. “I’m so happy for you both. I know you’ll be wonderful parents.”

Squeezing her hand, Jason said, “Thanks Suzy, that means a lot to me. I’ll see if they’re ready for me to bring the baby out, stay right here.”

“Great, let me grab the others and we’ll be waiting.” Suzy ran back to the waiting room and motioned for everyone to follow her. When they got back, Jason was standing proudly where she’d left him with his new daughter in his arms.

There were tears of joy and laughter as everyone welcomed little Christina into the world. Suzy’s heart was full to bursting. She was standing in the circle of Gray’s arms surrounded by family and friends while she gazed into the eyes of her new Goddaughter.
Even a cynical person like
herself, couldn’t help but feel blessed. She’d waited a long time for her happily ever after and here in this hospital, in the hallway, she was surrounded by it. Happily ever after was neither one person nor one place, it was a collection of things that brought you peace, love and contentment, and if you were lucky, a little magic.

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There are now tentatively four books planned for the Danvers Series. The next book in the series is scheduled for
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Falling in Love with Me
.

“You’re what?” Beth cringed as her sister’s voice rang out in the sandwich shop. So much for thinking she wouldn’t make a scene if she told her somewhere public.

“Will you please keep it down sis; I don’t want everyone in here knowing my business.”

Suzy flicked her hand as if she didn’t care, but lowered her voice as she asked, “
how
can you be pregnant? You actually have to have sex to get pregnant, and you aren’t. Oh god, you didn’t get frozen sperm did you?”

If she wasn’t so mortified by this conversation, Beth would have laughed at the question. “No, I wasn’t artificially inseminated so I obviously had sex. I know this is somewhat of a shock to you, but I had sex!”

Now it was Suzy looking around as Beth’s last sentence seemed to echo off the walls of the restaurant. “Ok, let’s talk about this rationally. Who is the bastard and where can I find him? He took advantage of you, and now he’ll suffer the consequences. Has he even offered to step up and take responsibility?”

Beth rolled her eyes and wondered if her sister was going to challenge the father of her baby to a duel next. For such a modern woman, her sister was freaking out much more than she’d have thought. Clearing her throat, Beth admitted, “
he
doesn’t know yet. I…haven’t told him.”

“Well when are you planning on telling the man, when the kid is in college?”

“I just found out sis, so I haven’t had time to make a lot of plans. I’m trying to come to grips with it myself. I took a home pregnancy test last week and then had a blood test with my doctor. I got those results this morning. I’m pregnant. I’ve got my first appointment in two weeks.”

Suzy felt like she’d landed in the twilight zone. How could she not know her sister was seeing someone? Hell not just seeing them, sleeping with them. Maybe she’d been so wrapped up in Gray that she hadn’t noticed things that she normally would.

Suzy took a deep calming breath and studied her sister. She didn’t look freaked out, she actually kind of glowed. “Sis, how long has this been going on? Why didn’t you tell me that you were involved? I never see you with anyone but Ella or Nick. Crap, they probably already know don’t they? Am I always the last one to know everything?”

Beth had been working for
Danver’s
International for about six months now as her sister Suzy’s assistant. Suzy was over event planning at
Danver’s
and had recently become engaged to Grayson
Merimon
, who she’d met when
Danver’s
International had merged with his company,
Mericom
over a year ago. Suzy had fought her love for Grayson and had almost lost him when a woman from Gray’s past had come forward to say that she was pregnant with his child. That had truly been a dark time for the couple until
Reva
; the woman in question had admitted that someone else was the father.

Her sister was now the happiest she’d ever seen her. Grayson had moved from Charleston, South Carolina to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where
Danver’s
was headquartered. His brother Nick or Nicholas had moved as well and was a vice-president with
Danver’s
. The CEO, Jason Danvers was married to Suzy’s best friend Claire. They had recently had a baby whom everyone dotted on.

Beth had been an elementary school teacher until budget cuts had caused the district to lay her off. She’d only been filling in temporarily to help Suzy out until she hired a new assistant. They were both happy with the arrangement right now, and neither of them was ready to make a change.

Now her beautiful sister sat before her with fire flashing in her eyes. Her red hair was pulled back in a French knot, and as usual, she was on the cutting-edge style wise. Beth always felt frumpy around her. As a former fatty, she never felt comfortable in her new, smaller clothes. She’d lost over a hundred pounds several years ago and even though the mirror showed her one thing, she always saw her old self staring back at her. Suzy had taken her red hair after their mother, and Beth had gotten stuck with their father’s unremarkable brown hair. Suzy was on the tall side and she was on the petite side. Geez, she’d missed out on the best family genes for sure. Realizing that her sister was staring bullets at her, she took a breath and dove back into the fray.

“Geez, you would think I’d told you I only had a month to live or something. Freak out much there?”

“Don’t mess with me girl, I have the parents on speed dial. I can only imagine the horror of having that talk.”