Just For Christmas. Stella Bagwell. Читать онлайн. Newlib. NEWLIB.NET

Автор: Stella Bagwell
Издательство: HarperCollins
Серия:
Жанр произведения: Современные любовные романы
Год издания: 0
isbn:
Скачать книгу
agree. She didn’t really know Abby’s brother all that well, but his showing up with a pregnant woman when there was one Maitland baby already causing a scandal was surely going to add fuel to the fire. “Do you think this woman is carrying Jake’s child?”

      Shelby tapped a thoughtful finger against her chin. “Who knows. He rarely returns to Austin. And when he does, he’s pretty much of a closed book.”

      “That’s the way Abby describes him,” Hope agreed.

      Shelby nodded. “I know he’s always been close to Megan. But I doubt there’s a son alive who tells his mother everything.”

      Katie considered Shelby’s words. “What about your brothers? Aren’t they supposed to be friends with Jake?”

      Once again Shelby nodded. “They do see him from time to time, but from what they say he doesn’t speak of his personal life to them, either.”

      “Hmm. Well, that rules out Jake being the father of Cody,” Katie mused as she straightened in her chair and reached for her coffee.

      Hope darted a curious glance at her. “How can you be certain of that?”

      Katie shrugged, then chuckled. “Me, certain? I just think it’s unlikely he would have a newborn with one woman and another woman pregnant.”

      Shelby’s quiet laugh had both her friends turning their attention to her. “Girls, you’ve got to remember Jake is a Maitland. And they’re not exactly known for living like monks.”

      A sly smile curved Katie’s lips. “You’re right about that, Shelby. And I’ll go a step further and say thank God for the Maitland family. Otherwise Austin might not have Maitland Maternity Clinic and a lot of babies and children wouldn’t get the wonderful care they need.”

      “And I might not have a busy diner,” Shelby agreed with a little laugh, then, spying a customer headed to the cash register, she waved at her friends. “I’ll see you two later.”

      As Shelby hurried away, Katie reached for her purse. “I hate to leave good company, Hope, but Papa will be calling out the hounds if I don’t get there soon.”

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEAYABgAAD/4R2IRXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgABwESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEaAAUA AAABAAAAYgEbAAUAAAABAAAAagEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAExAAIAAAAcAAAAcgEyAAIAAAAUAAAAjodp AAQAAAABAAAApAAAANAADqYAAAAnEAAOpgAAACcQQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIENTMiBXaW5kb3dz ADIwMTM6MTI6MjAgMTg6NTY6MDEAAAAAA6ABAAMAAAABAAEAAKACAAQAAAABAAAB9KADAAQAAAAB AAADFwAAAAAAAAAGAQMAAwAAAAEABgAAARoABQAAAAEAAAEeARsABQAAAAEAAAEmASgAAwAAAAEA AgAAAgEABAAAAAEAAAEuAgIABAAAAAEAABxSAAAAAAAAAEgAAAABAAAASAAAAAH/2P/gABBKRklG AAECAABIAEgAAP/tAAxBZG9iZV9DTQAB/+4ADkFkb2JlAGSAAAAAAf/bAIQADAgICAkIDAkJDBEL CgsRFQ8MDA8VGBMTFRMTGBEMDAwMDAwRDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAENCwsN Dg0QDg4QFA4ODhQUDg4ODhQRDAwMDAwREQwMDAwMDBEMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwM DAwM/8AAEQgAoABlAwEiAAIRAQMRAf/dAAQAB//EAT8AAAEFAQEBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAMAAQIEBQYH CAkKCwEAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAQACAwQFBgcICQoLEAABBAEDAgQCBQcGCAUDDDMBAAIRAwQh EjEFQVFhEyJxgTIGFJGhsUIjJBVSwWIzNHKC0UMHJZJT8OHxY3M1FqKygyZEk1RkRcKjdDYX0lXi ZfKzhMPTdePzRieUpIW0lcTU5PSltcXV5fVWZnaGlqa2xtbm9jdHV2d3h5ent8fX5/cRAAICAQIE BAMEBQYHBwYFNQEAAhEDITESBEFRYXEiEwUygZEUobFCI8FS0fAzJGLhcoKSQ1MVY3M08SUGFqKy gwcmNcLSRJNUoxdkRVU2dGXi8rOEw9N14/NGlKSFtJXE1OT0pbXF1eX1VmZ2hpamtsbW5vYnN0dX Z3eHl6e3x//aAAwDAQACEQMRAD8A9Q9Bngg5N2Fis35D21tmJPM8/m+5cJ/znP7ln+cFGh+Z1Vz2 4lbmNnfbY50NGuku/lfQZuS4ZDcU0vv+KWmP1z6R1e+Y/DsLGssYTa3fW2Yc5p/Oa0+7sjCpo4/K vOG25OK8VH9HbToN0zqrB6v1Cf50D+ylRVHno/pRIPYPeX7aqbLS3fsaXFshswJ+m8tY3+2ubyuu 2W4+6iz7LYx3uYwSXNdO1zbLP3PzmNr/AJa55/1gzNWue5w4c0tbBHdqruzaDYLgX7jMtgaaf6/n I8EmHL8RhLSBrob9P+EHqf27ltx6W17XPaALn2N3DXb73u9vt+n7/wA/6di6Oj0rqxYxsA8tcBI/ ku/lLzhnUsVrNv6QCIgDQj6WvvVhv1gDGhjLbGtaIa0NEAIcMuxXY+fxj5pg6d30I01jUgAfdyql 3U+mY9voWXNbZIG0AnnxIBa1cYc1+Qxr32PsaCYa7TUctNaF69zxLgdPpSZH+v8AVQ1ZZc4P0Y7/ AF0e/NuILBUbaxY6IYSJM/Rj+siilg7Lz5z3bg5sy0yHE6z/AFvzVYZmZLBIuf8AAuJ/6pK1w5sa 3F7n0m+CS4j9pZf+kKSVld96h2L/AP/QtdN+r1uXeTa4txWfStDSC7Usc2trv+EY9i6/GqoxaGUU t9OtpljNvfjdvjdY/wDlrGqbj+viVPLZtyBW4tLmvc0vu9mxrvZW2x136VZ9Qtb0/qt4usBpfX6Y bY6RNxptnj6TESTLq5eH2+XHpgDIiUpSB/cj7lPQdTwcfqFQDntba0yyyAHAn+VpuZ/IXMZGNkYt npXVunUNLQS10fuOH0lcr/aFfSczIdl2myv0XMh7jtDnllvut/k/uJ3/ALQt6dgZF19r232WMIBA eTuYzHrY9vv/AE6AsdbCspjlo8EozMRPofTx+16nEtwco2Od6cbjMFzQf8xz9yg/Cy2fSqcPHg+A 12/R+ktiqm6vKc3ZZjuyBsb6jHMJsaWW1VWm/Z+jya2bK7N7Get/O/o6bVJgf9kD6WmmG7a6RUSN 1psZbZX6rLmPqcx9NtuJbdd/h8NSe4fBrfcoGyTIb9R/Byael511hpFey00i6oPBiwPDH01sePb6 l/q/o9/+F/QvR8Tp+PfbgaXelmPex7nENLXMc6pjNravzvUxLfp/4R9X/CLdP1fuc8MPp2V7bWtY GAta15bZj1Mqta677PjXN9dlLvoWf8ardXQqQ+62y2xzsj6bYnX2es7a71fda5m61yach7s+PkYj 9C9d58J/rf8AoDzjGH7G+/X13Gx1dZ3tJ9OvFuZ6dVg9+yq7J31v/Wbaqv0H6WhHe23eG0u3n1a8 ba6A5uQ53pursb+fTY1j7sO+v/B/orP01Fq2L+jYnqEvaS0nsQG6n1Nm0sds97vb/wBBJv1fwnDd jXvY5n0A4NLmR7va6r0LG/2HpvECzexIaCI+hcM2MbW+wFppa/02uMt3giyxj2bfUZvdTW223d6X p+rRX6ilDdzmnR7HOY+skbmuadj2OifouCvX/V/LrqDWBuTQCT6dThW6HGr126t9T9JXj1Vb2et6 X+DWbc+z1nuyR+lLnOe2CwNL3eo5tdJ/mW+7+3/hPUeluw5AYfMOFPsf4dp+SSF9q/QzI/qJIUUc cO/S3//R3em4eXlZlGW5racfGuY7e4O3PFZPsrd+c33Kz+xn14ObR6mM5l7WEOadkRab7fVdZu9t bPoI+Xm24lbHMDAwNIAeA1sjY2uj1PoUbvU9lj/0Ps/SenX+lWdZ1IWXMquta5zQazve1r2kOdVl sd