Page 130 of It's Always Been You

The bouncer nodded, giving Travis permission to leave with an unconscious Caitlin. Not that he would have waited a second longer. At the entrance of the club, the guard was apparently notified of a man coming through with an unconscious woman because the door was opened for him, and he was outside in no time at all.

He saw Beatrice hurrying toward them.

“What happened?”

“Passed out,” Travis clipped. “You and I are going to have words, Bee.”

It was then that Travis noticed the big man who stepped forward and gripped Beatrice’s arm telling the redhead firmly, “I’m not done with you.” The man’s whiskey eyes shifted to Travis. “Hello, Lieutenant.”

“Shit. Gabriel?” Travis said hoarsely.

“You have no right following me here!” Beatrice yelled at the newcomer. “This is stalking.”

“Oh, please, Bee, your scream can wake the dead,” Caitlin croaked from his arms.

“Cat?” Travis whispered in relief.

“You can put me down, Trav. I’m fine. I think.”

“No way. I’m taking you to the hospital. You fainted once during our honeymoon, too. Ed’s bringing the car around.”

As if on cue, the Escalade pulled up in front of the club.

“Gabe, we need to catch up. Man, you just disappeared off the face of the planet,” Travis said, still reeling with the appearance of his former SEAL buddy, but his focus was on Caitlin right now. “I have to take my wife to the hospital.”

Gabe nodded. “I’ll be in touch.”

Pregnant?

Holy shit!Caitlin’s mind screamed in panic as the words of the doctor sank in. Travis was also stunned, but there was a tender look on his face as he glanced at her. The look in his eyes simply melted her into a gooey puddle, although not enough to quell the anxiety threatening to explode from her gut. As if sensing her turmoil, his hand squeezed hers in reassurance as they listened to the doctor.

“It’s still early. It’s around six weeks judging from your last cycle.”

“Wait. How?,” Caitlin asked, dazed. “Six weeks ago, that’s around the time my birth-control shot lapsed.” She looked at Travis. “But we took precautions and used a condom.”

A guilty look crossed Travis’s face. “Ah, it broke twice, remember?”

The doctor’s lips twitched. “There you go.”

“Do you have an obstetrician? I can give you referrals if you want,” the doctor asked when she couldn’t bring herself to say anything else.

“We’ll take care of it,” Travis said abruptly and stood up.

The ER doctor nodded. “Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Blake.”

They walkedout to the waiting room where Ed and Emily hung around for news.

“Well?” Emily asked, obviously confused by the differing expressions on their faces. Travis’s was pure triumph and male satisfaction, and Caitlin wanted to kick him in the ass with how well he accepted this life-altering circumstance. He had not mentioned anything about starting a family with her again, and she thought now that the legalities with their marriage status was okay, he might have changed his mind about getting her pregnant to tie her to him. Obviously, she was wrong.

She was still feeling nauseated, but she wasn’t sure if it was from the news or her condition.

“She’s pregnant,” Travis announced, grinning.

“Oh, my God,” Emily squealed. “Congratulations!” The brunette’s eyes landed on Caitlin’s face, which probably looked like she was about to face the executioner. “Um, right?”

“She’s still getting used to the idea,” Travis said.

“Thanks, Travis, for reading my thoughts,” Caitlingrumbled. “And you’re not supposed to tell anyone for twelve weeks.”

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