Temptation Trails (The Haven Brothers #3)

“I do get up early, but I’ve been doing it for years. I don’t know what’s changed.”

“Maybe it’s a nutrient deficiency,” Audrey said.

“Could be.”

“Or hormones,” Marigold said. “Personal question, but is your period due?”

“Yeah, it probably is. I bet that’s the problem.”

“Do you usually get sleepy before your period?” Audrey asked.

I thought about it for a second. “Not really. I’ve never had a lot of PMS symptoms. I got an IUD placed about five years ago and it didn’t change anything either.”

“And you still have it in?” Marigold asked.

I nodded.

She raised her eyebrows. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“Oh,” Audrey said. “That could be it. Or it could be if, you know…”

My eyes moved between the two of them. “Why do I feel like you just communicated telepathically?”

“I just think I know what she’s getting at,” Audrey said.

“What are you getting at?”

“Well,” Marigold said, her voice halting. “It’s just that you shared something with me and sometimes that particular thing results in a condition that can make a woman very tired.”

I blinked at her a few times, my brain not wanting to make the connection she was suggesting. Or maybe it was my heart.

Or my entire mind and body.

Because if she was implying what I thought she was implying, and she was right, I was in big, big trouble.

“Sugar cookies,” I breathed. “You think maybe I’m…”

Marigold bit her lip. “Maybe?”

My heart started to race. “I mean, we did… But I have a… Or I did have… I haven’t checked it in a long time. I told him… I thought I… Oh no.”

“It might not be,” Marigold said. “The thought just popped into my head when you said you’ve been unusually tired. I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have said anything.”

“Harper, your face is getting very pale,” Audrey said.

Marigold took my hands. “Do you think you might pass out?”

I did feel a little dizzy, but I didn’t think I’d faint. I just couldn’t believe what she was saying.

Except I kind of could.

In fact, as soon as the word had entered my mind, I’d had the distinct feeling she was right.

I had a feeling I was pregnant.

“No, I’m not going to faint. But I am freaking out.”