Page 18 of Bartender's Surprise Baby

"Be careful what you ask for." She laughed and kissed me again. "We...won." Her smile faded, and she stumbled backward, a frown darkening her beautiful features. "Levi, I don't feel so good."

"What's wrong?" I asked, lunging forward as her legs buckled, catching her before she could hit the ground. "Rob, wake up, babe. Rob!" My heart stopped in my chest at the sight of her pale and unconscious in my arms.

"I'll call an ambulance," someone volunteered.

I wasn't about to wait. This was a small town, and the ambulance served half a dozen towns, so I scooped Rob into my arms and ran to my truck.

"Wait!"

I looked up at the sound of the unfamiliar voice and found a blonde rushing toward us. "I'm Hailey."

"The cool chick." Rob had told me all about her.

She smiled and nodded. "Formerly, anyway. Here's her purse."

"Thanks. Can you call Kayla and let her know I'm bringing her to the hospital?"

"Yep. Go."

"Thanks." I started the engine and broke every traffic law in town to get her to the hospital.

Kayla was outside waiting, and relief swamped me. "What happened?"

"Not sure. She's been feeling rundown, and then she just passed out in my arms."

Kayla smiled. "Good thing you were there."

"Scared the hell out of me, but sure." I followed her to an exam room and laid Rob down.

"Let me run a few tests, and I'll come get you when I learn something." There was sympathy in her eyes and also pleading.

I wanted to argue, but I wanted her to fix Rob more. "I'll be in the lobby."

"Thank you, Kayla."

She gave my shoulder a supportive squeeze. "She'll be okay."

I hoped she was right, because Rob meant more to me than anyone knew.

Even her.

11ROB

“No, that can’t be right. You need to check everything again. And then one more time after that.” My voice was panicked and high-pitched. My hands shook as they reached out and gripped Kayla’s arms. “Please.”

Kayla looked at me with sympathy in her eyes, the kind of sympathy that says she knew I was reeling. “Okay, Rob, I’ll run the tests again if you want me to, but I’m certain of the results.” She folded her arms and kept a kind expression on her face.

“It’s not possible, Kay! I can’t be pregnant.” I whispered the last part just in case someone was eavesdropping outside the exam room.

She arched one brow in my direction, and I grunted.

“Yeah, okay, fine. It is possible, technically, but I just can’t. You know?” Obviously, Levi and I had been getting naked together regularly, but I wasn’t ready to accept the results yet. “We just started seeing each other.” Last night, I let Levi take me home from the hospital. He’d been so worried about me that I didn’t have the heart to tell him the news Kayla had given me already. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t want to believe it, so I let him pamper me in all the ways I’d always wanted a man to. Heordered dinner and joined me in the shower, soaping me up and rinsing me off, making me crazy with nothing but the whisper-soft kisses he placed all over my skin. After dinner, we both fell asleep in front of the television, but somehow, I’d woken up this morning with his big, strong body wrapped around mine.

It was perfect.

It was heaven.

And when this all shook out, it would be over.

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