Baby Mine (Stubborn Texas Siblings Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

good doctor a thank you card, she hopped up and gathered her clothes from the floor. Now that she knew for sure that she was going to have a baby, she had a lot of plans to make.
    Outside in the bright summer sun, Madeline looked up at the blue sky. A few wisps of clouds dotted the sky, but the sun shone through them, giving off a warm peaceful promise. She felt like she was on top of the world. All of those years of working hard and careful living had paid off because she’d been able to save her money. That little nest egg she’d built had made this day possible and she wasn’t going to allow anything or anyone to rain on her parade.
    A secret smile covered her face as she began to stroll towards her car. Her hand settled over her stomach just before she climbed behind the wheel. “We are going to be so happy together, little one,” she promised. Her eyes caught the flower bed just to the side of the building she’d just left. It was filled with li lies and roses. In that moment, Madeline decided that should the baby turn out to be a girl, she was going to name her Lillie Rose. It was a fitting name for what she was sure would be a beautiful baby girl. She’d worry about a boy’s name when and if she found that she needed to come up with one.
    Something in her told her that it wouldn’t be necessary. She knew in her gut that the child she carried was a girl. She had no idea how she knew, but there wasn’t a doubt in her mind. She already felt such a connection to the baby that grew within her… A soft look of complete bliss and awe came over her face as she stuck the key in the ignition and pointed her car towards town. If she was already this much in love with the tiny life she carried now, she could hardly fathom how much more attached she’d become by the time she gave birth.
    In the mean time, she had some supplies to start stocking up on. After all, there was no time like the present.
    Later that night, after all of her friends had come over and helped her set up the nursery, celebrated over dinner and then left, Madeline stood in beside the beautiful white crib with purple and pink butterflies etched into the wood. She ran her hand lovingly over the top railing, smiling peacefully.
    As she glanced at the butterfly bedding she’d picked out, Madeline could picture her daughter snuggled in, sleeping with her head resting on the tiny pillow she’d found, covered by the soft pink blanket; her itty-bitty hand curled loosely around the butterfly rattle that Madeline hadn’t been able to leave at the store when she’d seen it.
    Tears of happiness filled her eyes and she settled her hand on her stomach, looking down at the flat expanse of skin. “I’m going to take good care of you, my Lillie Rose. I promise… There won’t be a thing you will ever want for.”
    Taking one last look at the room, Madeline smiled through her happy tears and turned to leave, shutting the light off and gently tugging the door closed behind her. The following week, when she had her one day off, she would paint the room… the top half pink with purple butterflies and the bottom purple with pink butterflies… and perhaps a few white lilies and red roses thrown in here and there, just because she could.
    Not having to ask anyone else for their opinion on how to prepare for her daughter’s birth was fantastic. There would be no one to tell her that she was spoiling the child… no one to argue that the room was too girly when there was no scientific proof that she was in fact having a girl. Being a scientist, she knew that gut instinct was in no way considered reliable; but being a mommy to be, she knew that it was all she needed. There wasn’t a soul alive that could convince her that she was wrong. She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she wasn’t.
    A week later, Madeline stood back in the doorway beside Trina who’d happily leant her artistic talent to help paint the nursery. “We did good work,” she proudly