Todos os capítulos de Pregnant by My Ex-Boyfriend's Brother-in-Law : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Josie’s Point of ViewA freezing winter morning. Frost clouded the window, turning the glass white.The room was silent. Two people lay tangled together, breathing in rhythm, sleeping soundly in each other’s arms.When the sun rose and light spilled across the bed, birdsong slowly pulled me awake.I opened my eyes slowly, still heavy with sleep, and my gaze landed on a flawless profile. His nose was as high as a mountain ridge, its line clean and sharp against the soft morning light. Below it, pale pink lips rested in a faint, relaxed curve. His jaw was firm, defined, as though it had been shaped by a patient hand. Beneath long lashes lay deep-set eyes, closed in peaceful sleep, and his fair, smooth skin seemed almost to glow in the dim room. He looked like a sculpture, every line carved with perfect precision, something that belonged in a museum rather than inches from my face. He was devastatingly handsome.I blinked. Once. Twice.Must be a dream.I closed my eyes, counted to three

Josie's Point of ViewI froze.They wanted me to make the homecoming visit for the woman who had stolen my man!Was there any humiliation in the world worse than this?If my heart were a watermelon, it had just been stabbed straight through, and the red juice was running everywhere.I took a deep breath. My gaze turned calm and steady. Some things I couldn't keep bottled up any longer, even if saying them was hard."Dad, Mom, thank you for raising me, for giving me a good education and a good job. But I'm a person too. I have a heart. Could you please stop treating me like a doll you bought, to be set down wherever you like?"All my life, I had never defied them. I had been taken in, so I couldn't act spoiled or willful. But I had never thought of myself as lowly, either. What had happened over the past two days made me realize how little I mattered to them.My words made the smiles on Walter's and Loretta's faces fade.Some things couldn't be avoided forever. They had to be said.Lor

Josie's Point of ViewI didn't want to go back to that house so soon. I told the driver to drop me somewhere and sent him home.I wandered the streets with no destination and stopped at a pharmacy to buy the pill.It was deep into the night before I took a cab home.The whole house was silent, upstairs and down. I went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water. I took the pills from my bag, read the instructions carefully, and pressed out two tablets.I was about to put them in my mouth when the phone rang in the living room.I set the pills and the water down and hurried to answer it before it woke anyone upstairs. As I ascended the stairs, I saw mom enter the kitchen. Nonetheless, feeling resentful, I ignored her and continued to get my phone.When the call ended, I went back to the kitchen. The glass of water and the two small pills were right where I had left them.I picked one up, and a frown tugged at my brow. Had it always been that shape? I could have sworn the tablets I'd

Josie's Point of ViewThe thought of facing that man made the hair on my arms stand up. I thought it over and said, "Then let me settle Mr. Hawthorne's bill." That way we'd be even."Well... I'll have to ask Mr. Hawthorne first," the manager hesitated. He didn't dare agree on his own.That annoyed me. "Why can he decide to pay my bill on his own, but I can't pay his? That's clearly unequal treatment by your restaurant!"The manager had no answer. ‘Wasn't it a good thing when someone else paid? Why was she angry?’ was probably in the mind of these two girls as they stared at me in confusion."Boss, who is this Mr. Hawthorne? Such a big shot!""Is he some creepy old man who's got his eye on you?" Daisy asked, eyeing me suspiciously.I ignored their questions and stared down the manager. But service industry patience beat mine by a mile. We stood off for ages, and he kept his polished smile the whole time.Finally, I gave in. "Fine. Go ask him. I'll wait.""Certainly. One moment, please.

Josie's Point of View I followed Colt all the way outside the restaurant, and finally, unable to stand it, I grabbed his arm. "I'm talking to you. Are you even listening?"He looked down at my hand on his sleeve.I let go awkwardly. "The bill still isn't settled!"He pressed the car key. "I'll take you home.""Colt, the bill is not settled!" I raised my voice, going crazy inside."It's all paid.""What? You already paid? Then why did you..." I took a deep breath. Fine. I'd been played all night.He opened the car door. "Get in.""No, thanks!" I turned to leave but before I could do so, a large hand shot out and caged me between him and the car. His tall body pressed close, and in the moonlight his voice sounded low and rough."I won't eat you. Why do you keep hiding from me?”His crisp breath, laced with a faint trace of tobacco, brushed across my face, stirring the fine strands of my hair and something in my chest along with them.I swallowed. My back was pressed flat against the c