She places the wand on her lower belly. "Look what we have here. This black circle is the sac. Nice and big. This right here is your baby, and see that little flicker there? That's the heartbeat! I see no problems at all. Everything looks normal. Now let me take some measurements and see how far along you are measuring." She replies. A tear of relief slips out of Randi's eye and Jag immediately squeezes her hand. His other hand rubs her arm. She can see the relief on his face as well. "Well from the measurements I put you at 8 weeks and 1 day." Dr. Erica replies. "Heart rate is 179, which is great at this stage. I'll print you off a few pictures and then schedule you an appointment for 4 weeks." "Why 4 weeks? Is there something wrong? Is that normal?" Jag asks. "Yes. Standard procedure. I'll write you a prescription for prenatal vitamins. It's important you take them. They may make you nauseous. Some women take them at bedtime to help with that. However, if you can't deal with t
FLASHBACK 6 MONTHS AGO Jazz was leaving the bar after her shift. When she walked outside to her car she noticed someone leaning against her car, and his bike was parked beside her. Why was he waiting for her?"What are you doing here?" Jazz asked. "Waiting for you sexy." He replied. "Really? Why?" Jazz asked. "Let's not dance around this anymore. I'm into you and you're into me, why fight it?" He asked. "It's been a thing between us for years." "Because you're a fuck boy. And I don't have anything to do with guys like you." Jazz explained. "Don't believe everything you hear. I may hang around the club whores, but I've never fucked any of the club whores. I've had one-night stands, but the women were looking for the same thing that I was." He explained.Jazz looked at him in disbelief. He walked over to her and pulled her body against his. Her pulse was racing, and she wanted him to kiss her in the worst way. He leaned forward as if he was going to kiss her but pressed his lips to
Everyone is drinking or dancing. Jazz is sitting at a table with her parents and her brother Jack. Arrow walks over to her. Arrow stands about six foot seven. He’s taller than her brother. He’s muscular but not in a bulky way. He has two tattoo arm sleeves that are done nicely. She’s always admired his tats. He always has a nice well-groomed beard and mustache. Jazz has always thought he was gorgeous but never though he’d think twice about her, especially with the age difference. Not to mention he’s never shown her any kind of interest. She's curious why he's coming over to her. Or maybe he needs to talk to Jack? "Would you like to dance Jazz?" Arrow asks. "Ah, sure." Jazz replies. They go to the dance floor. It's a slow song and he takes her in his arms. She feels safe in his arms. It's really weird to her as she's never thought Arrow had any interest in her. But being in his arms gives her feelings she's never had before. Other than thinking he's hot and sexy as are most the b
"Trace please. I am begging you. It will cause more harm than good. If you care anything about me, please do not tell my brother! I'm begging you!" Jazz pleads. He looks at her for what feels like an hour before he finally speaks. "Ok fine. On one condition." "Ok, and what condition?" Jazz asks. "You tell me anytime he contacts you and tell me everything he says. You hide nothing concerning him from me." Arrow demands. "Ok. I can do that." Jazz agrees. It's been a few weeks and things are going great for everyone. The wedding of Jag and Randi is finally here! They kept it simple just like Sam and Cassi's. Wedding and reception were held out back of the clubhouse. They set up folding chairs on each side of the isle. There were white and peach flowers and bows on each isle for Randi to walk down. Jag wore tan slacks, a white button-down shirt and matching tan vest. Randi had a long flowing but simple wedding dress. Her bridesmaids were dressed in peach knee length dresses. The r
Well Arrow, what are your intentions towards my daughter?" Bear demands. "I plan on claiming her as my old lady and marrying her, if she agrees of course." Arrow replies. Bear stares at him for several minutes. Arrow doesn't back down. Knowing the staring contest could go on way too long, Jade decides to intervene. "We'll leave you to discuss your future." Jade replies as she pulls Bear out of the office. "I know we've only been together a very short time, but I've been in love with you since I noticed the woman you grew into at 18. I want you to be my Old lady and my wife. So, Jazmine, what do you say? Be my Old lady, marry me, and allow me to be the father to your baby and raise him or her as my own?" Arrow asks. Jazz looks at him. She knows it's quick, but deep down she feels it's right. It's crazy, she knows it is, but she decides to go for it. "Yes." Jazz replies.Arrow breathes a sigh of relief then pulls her into his arms. He kisses her and hugs her tight. "I want the we
It's been four long days. Alex has been working and trying to sort through her feelings and how her and Doc should proceed. She finally texts him to meet to talk. When he shows up, he has a small daisy bouquet where each daisy is a different color. They are her favorites. "Wow, thanks." Alex replies. "When I bought them, I was trying to remember the last time I bought you flowers. And I couldn't remember." Doc muses. "My last birthday." Alex replies. "Let's sit." "Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like what you have to say?" Doc asks. "I've been in love with you for a long time. I've always went along with everything you wanted and most of the times it was what I wanted also. But in doing so you've made it all about you and nothing about me." Alex replies. "I never meant to. I guess I just thought we wanted the same thing. You never said anything." Doc replies. "I know. That's on me. With your baby attitude lately, you've just made me afraid to talk to you. It's like yo
Macie is a 29-year-old editor for a well-known publisher. At any given time, she has hundreds of manuscripts to read over to find the next bestselling author. To date in her years working with A to Z Authors, she has found 21. Which is why she's one of the top editors at her company. She shares a condo with her best friend Kenzie. Kenzie is a PA to one of the CEO's at a top advertising firm. While both make enough to have their own places, they prefer to share for the company. And neither want to live alone. Macie has been dating Frankie for the past year. He's a hot Italian dance choreographer. Even though he's Italian he's super sweet and kind. Kenzie isn't dating anyone as her hot as hell boss takes up about 18 hours of her days. He's super demanding but Kenzie loves the challenge. And she's been crushing on him for a couple years. Before him she worked for his dad, then 2 years ago his dad had a stroke, and he stepped in to take over. "Hey Kenzie, I'll be home late tonight. Go
Macie spent the weekend reading the new manuscript she had brought from the office. It was good but needed a lot of grammar corrections. She got caught up in the story and couldn't put it down. The last one she had like this went on to be on the top authors list for months. That author currently had 9 best sellers and was one of the firms biggest clients. Not to say her other authors weren't good; they all were with several best sellers. But Macie would read about 500 manuscripts to get one great author. It's a good thing she loved to read. When she was fifteen her mom had been concerned over her choice of reading materials. She loved reading the smutty romance novels as her mom called them. At a parent teacher conference with her English teacher, her mom had voiced her concerns. The teacher had assured her mom that any reading would broaden her horizons. As long as she read it would be great. Her teacher said she saw great things in her future. And she was right. Macie was a highl