was going to be a father. This was wonderful news and maybe just the thing to get these two off dead-center.
“Honey, that’s wonderful news. I can’t wait until you tell Trent. He’s going to be thrilled.”
Brianna stopped crying and began to frantically shake her head, “No. You can’t tell Trent. He has that big business deal in Germany, and then he’s supposed to go to Amsterdam to look at another facility before he comes home. If you tell him, he’ll come home right away and then it will be my fault if things with either deal fall through. Promise me you won’t tell him.”
“Brianna, be reasonable. Trent would want to know, especially since you’ve been so sick. Honey you have to tell him.”
“No, I can tell him when he gets back and things aren’t so crazy. Maybe by then the morning sickness won’t be so bad and…”
“Brianna, listen to me. I’ve known Trent for most of my life and believe me, you don’t want to keep this from him. Tell him now.”
Janet tried to convince Brianna to tell Trent, but she refused to burden him with it while he was overseas. Rather than Janet calling Trent with an update, Brianna made the call herself and whatever she said must have pacified Trent because Janet didn’t hear from him again.
Chapter 17
The negotiations overseas went smoothly, and Trent returned to the states three weeks later to find an exhausted looking Brianna working at her desk in HR. He observed her from across the room and wondered why no one had told him she was ill. She had dark circles under her eyes, and from what Trent could see of her face, she had lost weight as well.
Janet spied him first and gave him a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. It was forced and Trent immediately knew that something wasn’t quite right.
Reaching Brianna’s work are, he wrapped his arms around her from behind and nuzzled her ear as he whispered, “Miss me?”
Brianna felt the arms wrap around her at the same time she smelled his cologne. Closing her eyes, she relaxed into his hold and tried to keep the tears at bay. Losing the battle, they spilled over the edges and ran down her cheeks. How she wished they weren’t at work and he could just hold her for the next year. The last three weeks had been torture and she still had to explain to him that he was going to be a father. Janet was sure he would be happy with the news, but they hadn’t even discussed a long-term future together and she didn’t want to make him stay with her if that’s not what he wanted.
Trent turned her around and was stunned to see the tears running down her face. Clasping her head between his hands, he gingerly kissed her lips and then her eyes, feeling his heartbreak at the look of sadness in her eyes. Had something happened while he was gone? Was it her mother?
Pulling her from her chair, he picked her up and made a beeline for the elevator. After reaching the top floor, he sent Pam home early, wanting to have some privacy with Brianna.
He sat down on the couch and kept her in his lap. Something was bothering his woman and he intended to fix it now. “Brianna, tell me what’s wrong.” Brianna almost laughed at the arrogance behind his words. How like Trent to demand she tell him what was bothering her, as if it would all just magically fix itself.
Brianna pushed herself off his lap, and avoided the hands that tried to keep her there. She needed some distance from him, just in case Janet was wrong and Trent wasn’t interested in being a father right away. She needed the distance to steel herself from the hurt that would follow his rejection.
Taking a breath, she turned and faced him and watched as his eyes took in her appearance. She knew she had lost weight in her face, but there was no denying the effect of her pregnancy on her breasts and waistline. She was just over three months pregnant, but her small stature and slim build had made the baby bump visible much earlier than on other women. Anyone
“Honey, that’s wonderful news. I can’t wait until you tell Trent. He’s going to be thrilled.”
Brianna stopped crying and began to frantically shake her head, “No. You can’t tell Trent. He has that big business deal in Germany, and then he’s supposed to go to Amsterdam to look at another facility before he comes home. If you tell him, he’ll come home right away and then it will be my fault if things with either deal fall through. Promise me you won’t tell him.”
“Brianna, be reasonable. Trent would want to know, especially since you’ve been so sick. Honey you have to tell him.”
“No, I can tell him when he gets back and things aren’t so crazy. Maybe by then the morning sickness won’t be so bad and…”
“Brianna, listen to me. I’ve known Trent for most of my life and believe me, you don’t want to keep this from him. Tell him now.”
Janet tried to convince Brianna to tell Trent, but she refused to burden him with it while he was overseas. Rather than Janet calling Trent with an update, Brianna made the call herself and whatever she said must have pacified Trent because Janet didn’t hear from him again.
Chapter 17
The negotiations overseas went smoothly, and Trent returned to the states three weeks later to find an exhausted looking Brianna working at her desk in HR. He observed her from across the room and wondered why no one had told him she was ill. She had dark circles under her eyes, and from what Trent could see of her face, she had lost weight as well.
Janet spied him first and gave him a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. It was forced and Trent immediately knew that something wasn’t quite right.
Reaching Brianna’s work are, he wrapped his arms around her from behind and nuzzled her ear as he whispered, “Miss me?”
Brianna felt the arms wrap around her at the same time she smelled his cologne. Closing her eyes, she relaxed into his hold and tried to keep the tears at bay. Losing the battle, they spilled over the edges and ran down her cheeks. How she wished they weren’t at work and he could just hold her for the next year. The last three weeks had been torture and she still had to explain to him that he was going to be a father. Janet was sure he would be happy with the news, but they hadn’t even discussed a long-term future together and she didn’t want to make him stay with her if that’s not what he wanted.
Trent turned her around and was stunned to see the tears running down her face. Clasping her head between his hands, he gingerly kissed her lips and then her eyes, feeling his heartbreak at the look of sadness in her eyes. Had something happened while he was gone? Was it her mother?
Pulling her from her chair, he picked her up and made a beeline for the elevator. After reaching the top floor, he sent Pam home early, wanting to have some privacy with Brianna.
He sat down on the couch and kept her in his lap. Something was bothering his woman and he intended to fix it now. “Brianna, tell me what’s wrong.” Brianna almost laughed at the arrogance behind his words. How like Trent to demand she tell him what was bothering her, as if it would all just magically fix itself.
Brianna pushed herself off his lap, and avoided the hands that tried to keep her there. She needed some distance from him, just in case Janet was wrong and Trent wasn’t interested in being a father right away. She needed the distance to steel herself from the hurt that would follow his rejection.
Taking a breath, she turned and faced him and watched as his eyes took in her appearance. She knew she had lost weight in her face, but there was no denying the effect of her pregnancy on her breasts and waistline. She was just over three months pregnant, but her small stature and slim build had made the baby bump visible much earlier than on other women. Anyone
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