with the telltale positive mark or two lines.
Gwen had told Amy to go home at 4 a.m. and sat up alone until 7 a.m. She’d called her doctor’s office as soon as she could. He’d been a sweetheart and had let her come in in the afternoon for a test. It was going through the motions for Gwen, because she knew she was pregnant. There was no changing that. Dawn had smelled it and all the tests had said so. The only other explanation, according to the internet, was some kind of terrible cancer. She was hoping for a baby when she went in.
After the doctor had confirmed her condition, she walked on eggshells for the rest of the week. She was still doing it. It was so strange that there was a little person growing inside her at that very minute. She wouldn’t be alone for even a moment for nearly a year. When she was watching TV, the baby was there growing in her womb. If she decided to eat four slices of Frank’s fantastic cake to celebrate a wedding, the baby was there eating cake too. It was surreal. Gwen didn’t know how to act. She’d done zero skiing on Dom’s ski weekend too.
Erin had told her that that feeling would pass, but Gwen didn’t believe it. How could you get used to having another person inside of you? Plus, Gwen knew that morning sickness was going to start at any minute. She’d barely had time to process the fact that she was pregnant with Dom’s baby before he’d started his flashy campaign to get her back. She had to admit, it was sweet. He was trying. But she still didn’t want to give him a second chance. Amy and Rachel had changed her mind.
She couldn’t be selfish anymore. Even if Dom had broken her heart, there was a small chance he had actually changed. Gwen owed it to her baby to give his or her father a chance. She’d grown up with two parents who loved each other very much. She didn’t want to take that away from her baby. Plus, Amy had been relentless.
Frank and Amy had had a bumpy road to happiness and Amy blamed herself for their issues. It was her “stupid insecurities and fears” that had almost ruined their love story. She’d begged Gwen not to make the same mistake. After many tear-filled nights, Gwen had reconsidered. It didn’t hurt that Dom had showed up with that beautiful jewelry set before inviting her on a relaxing weekend vacation.
They’d flown into Presston Mountain with Kai and were staying in a huge, luxurious place, more like a mini-mansion than a cabin. Dom had put a lot of thought into the trip. He’d even gotten her the weekend and Monday off. Kellan had said she could have the whole next week off too, but she hadn’t told Dom that. She wasn’t sure how the weekend was going to go. They could spend more time together the next week in Sunset Falls if it went well.
“You’re quiet tonight. Anything wrong?” Dom asked.
“No.” Gwen looked out the window. They were going to fly out tomorrow afternoon and she hadn’t skied at all. It seemed like such a waste.
“You want to go out there?” Dom suggested. “I know you’re afraid to ski, but what about your tiger?”
“I don’t think tigers are very good on skis.” Gwen laughed.
Dom rolled his eyes. “I mean, let’s shift and get out there.”
“Can we do that?” Gwen didn’t want to get shot by some terrified guests.
“It’s a shifter-friendly resort,” Dom reminded her. “We can shift and go anywhere on the resort.”
“Are you sure?” Gwen asked, looking at the deep snow.
Dom pulled off his shirt. “I am. Race you to the tree line!”
Gwen gave Dom a healthy head start. She didn’t want him to smell her without clothes on. She was wearing heavy perfume, but it might not be enough when she was naked. The feeling was mostly paranoia; Dom wouldn’t be able to smell the changes in her body until closer to the end of the first trimester. Knowing Dom, it would take him much longer. He had never had the best nose in town.
She pulled off all her clothes and ran outside. Once
Gwen had told Amy to go home at 4 a.m. and sat up alone until 7 a.m. She’d called her doctor’s office as soon as she could. He’d been a sweetheart and had let her come in in the afternoon for a test. It was going through the motions for Gwen, because she knew she was pregnant. There was no changing that. Dawn had smelled it and all the tests had said so. The only other explanation, according to the internet, was some kind of terrible cancer. She was hoping for a baby when she went in.
After the doctor had confirmed her condition, she walked on eggshells for the rest of the week. She was still doing it. It was so strange that there was a little person growing inside her at that very minute. She wouldn’t be alone for even a moment for nearly a year. When she was watching TV, the baby was there growing in her womb. If she decided to eat four slices of Frank’s fantastic cake to celebrate a wedding, the baby was there eating cake too. It was surreal. Gwen didn’t know how to act. She’d done zero skiing on Dom’s ski weekend too.
Erin had told her that that feeling would pass, but Gwen didn’t believe it. How could you get used to having another person inside of you? Plus, Gwen knew that morning sickness was going to start at any minute. She’d barely had time to process the fact that she was pregnant with Dom’s baby before he’d started his flashy campaign to get her back. She had to admit, it was sweet. He was trying. But she still didn’t want to give him a second chance. Amy and Rachel had changed her mind.
She couldn’t be selfish anymore. Even if Dom had broken her heart, there was a small chance he had actually changed. Gwen owed it to her baby to give his or her father a chance. She’d grown up with two parents who loved each other very much. She didn’t want to take that away from her baby. Plus, Amy had been relentless.
Frank and Amy had had a bumpy road to happiness and Amy blamed herself for their issues. It was her “stupid insecurities and fears” that had almost ruined their love story. She’d begged Gwen not to make the same mistake. After many tear-filled nights, Gwen had reconsidered. It didn’t hurt that Dom had showed up with that beautiful jewelry set before inviting her on a relaxing weekend vacation.
They’d flown into Presston Mountain with Kai and were staying in a huge, luxurious place, more like a mini-mansion than a cabin. Dom had put a lot of thought into the trip. He’d even gotten her the weekend and Monday off. Kellan had said she could have the whole next week off too, but she hadn’t told Dom that. She wasn’t sure how the weekend was going to go. They could spend more time together the next week in Sunset Falls if it went well.
“You’re quiet tonight. Anything wrong?” Dom asked.
“No.” Gwen looked out the window. They were going to fly out tomorrow afternoon and she hadn’t skied at all. It seemed like such a waste.
“You want to go out there?” Dom suggested. “I know you’re afraid to ski, but what about your tiger?”
“I don’t think tigers are very good on skis.” Gwen laughed.
Dom rolled his eyes. “I mean, let’s shift and get out there.”
“Can we do that?” Gwen didn’t want to get shot by some terrified guests.
“It’s a shifter-friendly resort,” Dom reminded her. “We can shift and go anywhere on the resort.”
“Are you sure?” Gwen asked, looking at the deep snow.
Dom pulled off his shirt. “I am. Race you to the tree line!”
Gwen gave Dom a healthy head start. She didn’t want him to smell her without clothes on. She was wearing heavy perfume, but it might not be enough when she was naked. The feeling was mostly paranoia; Dom wouldn’t be able to smell the changes in her body until closer to the end of the first trimester. Knowing Dom, it would take him much longer. He had never had the best nose in town.
She pulled off all her clothes and ran outside. Once
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