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“Don’t say pregnant Please don’t say pregnant,” Melissa Jarrod whispered, afraid to open her tightly closed eyes Maybe if she repeated it enough tiive her the results she wanted

When she finally worked up the courage to take a peek at the pregnancy test she held, her eyes widened and it felt as if her stonant in the little resultscouldn’t have been clearer

“I can’t be pregnant,” she said disbelievingly as she glanced at herself in the bathroom mirror “We’ve been careful”

But as her gaze dropped to her flat sto lately, it was not only possible, it was highly probable She and Shane McDermott had been in a physical relationship practically frohed heavily Although they’d taken the proper precautions, there had been that one night only a few days after they’d started seeing each other when they’d gotten carried away and passion had overtaken them

Hoping the results of the test , she quickly picked up the box to check the directions No, she had done everything correctly She turned the box to the side to see if there was a disclaiiven a false-positive reading Her spirits sank further when she found what she was looking for The percentage of error was so low, it was alnant

Wandering into the bedroo to do and how on earth was she going to tell Shane?

He hadthat he wasn’t interested in a serious relationship, and that had been just fine with her When she’d first co of her father’s will, she hadn’t been certain just how long she would be staying But she, her brothers and her newfound half sister had learned they were required to take over the running of the Jarrod Ridge Resort for at least one year or forfeit their inheritance of the thriving enterprise Even so, it would have been utter foolishness to engage in anything long-ter that she would eventually return to California at some point in the future

But with the positive results of the pregnancy test, their casual affair had just taken a very serious turn and beco commitment At least for her But hoould Shane react when he learned that in a littleto be a father?

Lost in a tangle of disturbing thoughts and fighting a wave of sheer panic, Melissa ju to pick it up frohtstand, she noticed the number for the Tranquility Spa on the caller ID

“What’s wrong this ti breath

Whether real or ie’s elite spa had reported a crisis nearly every day since Melissa had stepped in to teer’s position But for the first time in twowas a welcome distraction from her own current dilemma

“I’a instructor called in sick thisand I haven’t been able to reach our backup We have a rooa class What should I do?” Rita whined, her voice clearly filled with indecision, as well as a good amount of panic

“First of all, breathe, Rita,” Melissa said, rising from the bed to pull a leotard from her dresser drawer “I want you to caluests over to the juice bar for a complimentary drink”

“Then what?” the wo a little more in control of herself

How on earth the woer position, Melissa would never know Although Rita was very nice, she couldn’t make a decision on her own if her life depended on it

Melissa checked her watch “I’ll be there in ten minutes to teach the class”

The last thing she wanted to do was lead a yoga session thisto tell Shane, as well as her fanancy But the choice had been taken out of her hands The Tranquility Spa had a stellar reputation for giving Jarrod Ridge guests five-star treatment and she wasn’t about to let that status slip on her watch

Putting her long blond hair into a ponytail, she stuffed her things into her gyrabbed her car keys froe Since her return to Aspen, she had been staying in Willow Lodge, one of the exclusive log cabins owned by Jarrod Ridge Resort