The Soldier's Baby Surprise (For the Baby's Sake, Book 1) by Stephanie Morris Read Free Book Online Page B

been spectacular and she wanted more. But she wasn’t sure if she was ready for it. He was clearly a military man and his job called for him to be wherever the Army needed him to be. Being in a serious relationship with someone like him had to be strenuous. She preferred her life the way it was. She’d relocated to Hopkinsville from Lexington, Kentucky six years ago for that reason.
                  As a child, she’d struggled to find a place where she felt she fit in. It hadn’t always been easy.  Her mother had gotten pregnant in high school at the young age of fifteen. From what she understood, her father had bailed early.  Her biological mother had put her up for adoption at the insistence of her parents. They’d gone through a closed adoption process, but her adoptive parents had never done anything to hide anything about the process from her.
                  Once she’d turned eighteen, they’d even encouraged her to find and contact her birth mother. It was as if they could see the gaping hole within her. But Willow had chosen not to do that. She figured her birth mother had another life by that point and didn’t want to do anything to upset it.
                  Still the feeling of not belonging had only increased, until six years ago, she decided to move to Hopkinsville. It was the best decision she’d ever made. She’d meet Geneva six months and they’d been inseparable ever since.  However, she always made sure to return home on all of the customary holidays and birthdays.
                  But Hopkinsville felt more like home than Lexington ever did. It wasn’t her parents’ fault either. They’d provided everything she’d needed and then some over the years, but it’d still been tough. The hardest times had been as child when she’d always received the awkward question of why she didn’t look like her parents, or even worse, why didn’t her real parents want her? After a while, she’d stopped trying to make friends and always stuck to family functions. No one seemed to bother her that way.  
                  She didn’t realize how lonely she’d been until she’d met Geneva. The first friend in her life who’d really liked Willow for who she was. The only person who pushed her to come out of her shell. She loved Geneva for it. They’d shared some awesome times over the past five and a half years. Thanks to her best friend, Willow always ended up doing something outside her “comfort zone” at least once a month. Last night at Slippery Slope had been one of those things.
                  Yet, she’d had no idea that it would lead to her meeting a man as interesting as Chase. She was still a little up in the air about him, but she did want to get to know him better. She just hoped he would keep his promise because she’d been disappointed enough in her life.
     
                 
     
     

Chapter Seven
     
     
     
                  It took every ounce of self-control that Chase had for him to remain still during the briefing that seemed to be lasting an eternity. As soon as he and his men touched down, he’d given orders for them to go settle into their living quarters. They’d been traveling non-stop and after two connecting flights to get to their final destination, even he was exhausted.
                  But there was no time for him to rest. He had gone to meet with the commanding officer. If he’d known it was going to take this long he would have tried to sneak a text to Willow before. He couldn’t believe how much he missed her already.
                  Yes, he knew he needed to focus on the mission ahead, the lives of his men depending on it. As soon as he kept his promise to Willow, he’d be able to pay attention to the matters at hand. A short time later, the meeting was over and Chase headed toward his living quarters.
                  “I don’t