Chapter 306

As she had driven over to a small café on the other side of town, Mandy had kept her eyes peeled on the bike behind her. She'd been waiting for him to turn at a stoplight or keep on going when she'd pulled into the parking lot, but he hadn't. He'd kept his bike tucked in behind her car, following every move she'd made.

"Is this okay?" she asked, as she got out and he parked next to her.

He surveyed the parking lot. It was pretty empty this time of day, and they would have some sort of privacy.

"This is great." He took his helmet off and stuffed his gloves inside, hooking it on the taillight of the bike.

"Are you okay?" she asked, offering her hand to him. He'd become uncharacteristically overcome with emotion when he'd heard the heartbeat of their child. It'd brought tears to her own eyes as she'd watched him struggle to get a grip.

"I'm good." He squeezed their hands together.

As they'd left the appointment, he'd put the ultrasound pictures in his wallet, almost as if they