One Tiny Miracle: Branded with his Baby / The Baby Bump / An Accidental Family

Stirring the broth and noodles, he explained, “Just giving the soup a little heat. Did that sister of yours give you something to fix your stomach?”

Maura let out a heavy breath. “Sort of.”

Scowling, he practically shouted, “What the hell does that mean? Can’t she fix an upset stomach? You need to eat. You’re lookin’ gaunt.”

Emotions clogged her throat and stung her eyes. She tried to push it all away, but it was like fighting a tidal wave. Joy and fear were carrying on a giant war inside of her and she didn’t know how to make the two emotions call a truce.

“I’ll be fine,” she said hoarsely. “It’s just going to take a while for me to get over this.”

Lying the spoon to one side, he thoughtfully ran his fingers down his drooping mustache, then cut his sharp gaze directly to her face.

“Why is that? You gonna have a baby?”

Maura gasped as warm color flooded her cheeks. “How did you guess?”

He grinned as though she’d just handed him a box of prized treasure. “My missus was pregnant twice. The first one she lost. The next one was Lewis. Both times she couldn’t eat and she had that look about her. The same one you have now.”

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