Tempting Fate
“he barked out.“They weren't heavy. I think I just shifted the wrong way. Anyway, it scared me so I called my OB. He gave me a sonogram and everything is okay.”Jonah raked his hand over his head. “You should have called me,” he said quietly. “I was just across the street. I would have gone with you. You must have been terribly frightened.”Just like Jonah looked now, Maggie thought. “My mother met me at the hospital.” Maggie's heart raced. She didn't want to think of what she would have done if Jonah had been there this morning when it happened. She'd thought about calling him, if only to hear his voice and have him comfort her. But she couldn't do it. She couldn't need him. So she called her mother instead.“Why did you come by the coffee shop today?”“It doesn't matter.”“You always stop by in the morning, and never twice in one day. You must have had a reason to come by again in the afternoon.”Jonah hesitated. “I wanted to tell you that I am leaving for England tomorrow....”Maggie's heart sank to the floorboards. “I didn't realize you’d planned a trip.”“It's sudden. I just spoke with my grandfather today and he wants to meet with me to discuss some family business. But it's totally out of the question now. I won't go with you in this condition.”“Jonah, you're making too much of this. There's absolutely no reason you shouldn't go.”“Yes, there is. I don't want to leave you.”His gaze pierced her as if it were an arrow shooting straight to her very soul. Even though she knew the reason he didn't want to leave her was because he was worried about her overdoing it again, she couldn't help but wonder if part of him didn't want to leave her because he didn't want to be away from her. Because he'd miss her. Just the thought of Jonah being away for a few days already had her aching inside. “I'm going to be fine,”MoreLess
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