Page 108 of Against All Odds

Not to mention the things I have to do when I work with farmers and in vitro. Her pregnancy nausea is a walk in the park.

What I did hate was watching her suffer. I grab a cup by the sink, fill it, and then she takes a small sip. “I hate this part of pregnancy. I really thought it was starting to fade. Apparently it was just lying in wait.”

I smile and brush her hair back. “Hopefully it was just this once.”

“Your lips to God’s ears.” She gets up and winces. “I haven’t had this constant cramping before, though.”

“They say cramping is normal.”

When I found out that Violet was pregnant, my doctor mode kicked in. The only thing was that I didn’t know shit abouthuman pregnancy. I can tell you all about a horse or a goat, but the gestational periods aren’t the same.

So I spent hours researching so that I could at least be a little knowledgeable. Then I got on some blogs and online forums, now I know things I wish I could forget.

“Who says that?” she asks as I help her up off the floor.

“The Mommy blogs.”

“The what?”

I clear my throat. “So, there are hundreds and hundreds of websites that are literally nothing but helpful women willing to offer their advice. I went on one, then they made me register to ask a question, to which I became a member and pay ten dollars a month for, and they sent me to another.”

This is truly embarrassing, but it’s the truth.

She blinks. “I’m sorry, what?”

“Blogs, chat rooms, forums, there are so many and the information is really conflicting. One woman was saying her milk didn’t come in then another one said it was because she ate too much broccoli. I don’t know, that became heated.”

“Everett, you joined a forum?”

I scoff. “I joined thirty. I’m a favorite in there because they found out I was a soon-to-be father and they wanted to make sure I could get the information I need. When I was on the first, they recommended a few others, and I needed to have a large enough sample size to make an accurate conclusion. So, I joined them all.”

“You’re paying for these forums?”

I nod. “Some, but only like ten are paid.”

“Oh, only ten.”

“I also read a few books, talked to the pediatrician in town, but the online community is much more forthcoming.”

“I . . . bet they are,” she says looking at me as though I sprouted two heads.

“Wait, books? You read a few books about pregnancy in a couple of weeks and talked to a pediatrician?”

“I don’t know why you’re so shocked.”

Violet shakes her head. “You’re not? Why would you join groups and talk to doctors?”

“Because you’re pregnant,” I say, not sure where her confusion comes from. “You’re pregnant and you’re not alone. I’m right here and I’m going to learn anything and everything I can so I’m prepared to do whatever you need.”

Again, not sure why she’s shocked by this.

Her eyes go soft and she touches my cheek. “You know you really can be sweet.”

I grin. “Good to know that reading really does it for you.”

The laugh that falls from her lips goes right to my cock. Not that it takes much of anything to turn me on around her.

“Can you give me a minute to clean up and then head home?”

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