A Life Unplanned by Rose Von Barnsley Read Free Book Online

ultrasound." He looked defeated; as if he was sure I would say no. Honestly, I was in a pissy mood, so the word no was on the tip of my tongue. "I'm so sorry. I know I don't deserve it. I thought you were…"
    "Further along, I get it, I'm fat. I appreciate you pointing that out, again," I snapped at him.
    He looked down, ashamed. "It's happened before. It's why I was so skeptical. When mom told me you were pregnant, I was okay with it. I was shocked, but glad she'd found you. Then when I saw you, I was sure she wasn't mine…that the dates wouldn't match up."
    "What made you change your mind?"
    "My mom ended up getting a due date from your mother. I was sure you wouldn't lie to your mother about that. I realized she was mine too late. You were furious with me, and I can't blame you. I was a complete…" he looked around and leaned across the table, "ass," he whispered. I had to fight off a smile.
    I looked down at the table and started shredding a napkin and wadded it up into a ball.
    "Please, Clara, there's a machine at the clinic I work at. It'd be free. I'll even pay for your gas to come down."
    "Down where?"
    "Livingston, it's where I've been hiding with my tail between my legs. I'm human, Clara, but I'm trying here. I messed up a lot in college, I know that."
    "Yes, you did. What were you thinking?"
    He sighed, looking upset. "That's a story for another time."
    "Well, you'd better plan on telling it sometime soon, if you want to be involved in my children's lives," I demanded.
    He nodded in agreement, looking down at the table. "I just want to prove to you that I've grown up. I'm a different man. I'd like to be a part of their lives."
    "You're a doctor, you should know better than to jump to conclusions, and never to call a pregnant woman fat," I hissed.
    He pulled on his hair a little. "You're so petite, and it's your second pregnancy. I should've known better...I shouldn't have tried to guess just by looking at you."
    "No, you shouldn't have."
    "I know you have every right to be angry, but please, Clara, can you please let me have this? I want to see our daughter. Don't you want to have another peek at her?"
    He was right. Even if I didn't like it, or him right now, it would be nice to have another ultrasound, just to be sure everything was alright with my baby. "Fine, how long does it take to get to Livingston?"
    He actually clapped, and Maylene looked over to make sure everything was okay. I was sure she thought I'd slapped him. He had deserved it on more than one occasion. I smiled and gave her a nod, letting her know everything was fine, and apparently, her little plan was working…meddling woman.
    "Okay, so Livingston is about three hours away. If you get off a little early on Friday, you can drive out that night. You can stay with me or my parents or at the inn, wherever you feel comfortable. Saturday, the clinic is closed, so I'll take you in then, and we can spend a little time playing with the ultrasound machine. If you want, you can stay until Sunday."
    He could tell I wasn't loving his plan to stay with him or his family, so he spit out, "Bring your family. There's great fishing. I'm sure your dad would enjoy taking Tyler out while we're at the clinic. My parents have a couple of guestrooms. I know my mother would love to have yours over."
    He was right, my mom and his mom had become good friends. If I ran this past them, I knew my mom would push to go. If I did go, it would probably be best to go with my parents in tow for moral support. I would need someone on my side.
    I pulled out my phone and called my mom. "Hey, Mom, what are you up to this weekend?"
    "Well, there's no yoga retreat, so nothing, dad was thinking about painting the kitchen."
    I heard my dad shout, "No, I wasn't!"
    I giggled. Mom was always trying to get him to do things he didn't want to do. He would eventually do it, though.
    "So, you guys aren't doing anything this weekend?"
    "No, I don't think we have anything, honey."
    "Hey,