I can do this without
him, but I’m damned and determined to give this kid the life that it deserves. It might’ve been stupid to do that with him, but I don’t regret one thing.”
The door flung open and Brock stepped in breathless and holding his knees with his face flushed and about to pass out. “What’s the emergency? You sounded very strange on the phone. I came over as soon as I could.” Brock saw the angst on her face and could tell that something momentous was a going to happen. “Oh god, did you find something in my scans? Am I never going to be able to play football again?” It didn’t even dawn on him that this had nothing to do with him, or at least not about his injury.
“I’m glad that you said that. It makes what I have to say a little easier to swallow. I’m pregnant and before you ask, it is yours. I haven’t been with anybody besides you and I swear that to the man above.” “ I want him to say something, but I can see the shock has taken its toll. All I can do is wait, until he snaps out of it.”
“I don’t know what you want me to say. I’ve never considered myself to be father material, but maybe with you it will be different. I want to keep the child, but I’m not really ready for marriage. We’re definitely going to have to keep this from your father, until after the season ends. I know that’s not going to be easy, but maybe it would be easier if you didn’t come around so often. We can continue these treatments at my home or at your office. I want to be a man and tell your father that what we have between us is not just physical. I’m going to pave the way slowly over the next couple of days.”
Stephanie ran into his arms and held him close. “I wasn’t expecting this. I was hoping for it, but I really didn’t know where your head would be. I’m glad that you have decided that I’m worthy of carrying your prodigy. I know that we both have feelings for one another and I hope that over time they will grow even stronger than what they are already.” “I didn’t like keeping this from my father, but he had a lot on his mind. I don’t want this new information to take away from the huge mountain in front of him.
They both saw that her father was suspicious, but they held true to their word, until the championship slipped through their fingers by one touchdown. It was still a contested game and Brock had several NFL teams coming to him. He chose to stay close to Stephanie. They sat down and broke the good news to her father.
Her father was first concerned that Brock was not the type of man that should be held down, but then he realized that his daughter was happy and that was all that mattered to him.
They were going to be about 100 miles apart, but Brock’s lucrative contract had afforded him the kind of wealth that made it easier to go back and forth. They married a month before the child was born. They named it after her father and even though what they had were separated by him being on the road, didn’t mean that they weren’t happy. The ring on her finger sealed the deal and made her feel that anything that was worth having was worth waiting for. They both had their own careers, but they would always know that the one place that they were safe were in each other’s arms.
THE END
I am his gift
Chapter One
Where is Gemma Darlings? Gemma rolled her eyes and dropped the magazine in disgust. Someone had slipped it under her door late last night or early this morning. It was obviously at attempt to rattle her, but Gemma was better than that. She was far more resilient than the public wanted to believe.
Still, curiosity got the best of her, and she bent down to pick it up again. Flipping through its pages until she found her story, she leaned against the counter and skimmed over the first few sentences.
Six months have passed since American Sweetheart Gemma Darlings was caught in the arms of married photographer Spencer Harkers. Since