Waiting for Him (Waiting Series Book 3) by Dawn Stanton

outfits before putting them in his new bureau that Greyson purchased. It’s black, with five deep drawers and it matches the crib that I chose. I also purchased a glider and ottoman in a denim blue material that matches his bedding perfectly. I love the way his room came out. It has a warm and happy vibe to it.
          I haven’t seen Jeff for a couple of weeks now. He moved down to Florida ten days ago and he plans on coming back for Liam’s birth. Over the past couple of months, we’ve worked at repairing our friendship and I’m happy with the way things are going. We were friends before we were ever lovers and I never want to lose that. He’s important to me and a part of me will always love him. We’ll never again be more than friends, but there’s a part of me that misses being in a relationship with him. He was easy to be with and he always made me feel cherished. Unfortunately, our time together will always be tainted by the stigma of his deceit.
          Garrett went to my doctor’s appointment with me yesterday and he’ll be attending the final two with me over the next couple of weeks. He’s been very involved in making sure I have everything I need for Liam, and he even purchased a car seat of his own. He’s been a perfect gentleman since the last time he tried to start something romantic with me and I shut him down. We’ve settled into a friendship, although at times, it feels strained. There’s still an attraction between us that’s difficult to push down and not succumb to, but somehow we’ve managed to stay on our best behavior and keep our actions platonic. My thoughts about him are a whole different matter. They’re most definitely not platonic and only by continually reminding myself that I’m doing what’s best for Liam, am I able to resist acting on them.
          Hailey arrives with two large bags of Chinese food and as I pull one of the bags from her arms I can’t help but ask her who she thinks is going to eat all this food?
          “I wasn’t sure what you’d want so I ordered a bunch of stuff. I got all of your favorites.” The aroma wafting from the bags is practically making my mouth water as Hailey begins opening various containers on the kitchen counter. I reach up to grab some plates out of the cabinet when a sharp pain rips across my stomach. ARGH. I cry out and bend over clutching my stomach protectively. As I move to straighten up another pain tears through me, and I cry out from the pain.
          “Shelby, what’s wrong?” Hailey asks as she rests her hand on my back. I try to catch my breath and hold still hoping that it won’t happen again.
          “I’m not sure. There’s a sharp, burning pain that shot across my stomach a couple of times.”
          “We need to get you off your feet and see if that helps.” She says as she ushers me over to the couch. Each step I take is slow and measured. I’m still slightly bent over, but so far so good. Just as I think I’m going to be fine, another pain tears through me and I feel a gush between my legs. I look down expecting to see that my water has broken, but it’s not water. There’s blood streaming down my legs. My mouth drops open in a horrific silent scream as I can’t seem to find my voice.  I look at Hailey with complete panic on my face.
          “Oh my God, Shelby! You need to lie down.” She helps me down and quickly props my feet up before calling 911.
          The wait for the ambulance seems like forever when in actuality it was only ten minutes. Hailey lets them into my apartment and I notice that it’s Becker and his partner. What are the odds?
          “Hey little Tyler, what’s going on?” He asks as he straps a blood pressure cuff on my arm.
          “I had a couple of extremely sharp pains in my stomach and then I started to bleed.” He glances down to my legs and notices the trail of blood and he suddenly starts barking out orders. Next