Alpha King's Missing Mate (Book 1 Of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 25

Jenna stepped into a maternity shop, deciding it would be her last store before she headed to the cafe. A cool drink and a place to sit for a bit and rest before she met Tyler would be welcome. The nurse in Tyler was going to kill her for over doing it. She could already visualize the glare he'd be throwing her way.

The shop was nice and cool inside, and empty of people but full of adorable clothes. Jenna walked slowly through the store admiring the cute outfits. The place was definitely designed with pregnant women in mind as there were several comfortable chairs with ottomans in front of them placed strategically around the shop so shoppers could rest and put their feet up.

A green halter top sundress caught Jenna's attention, and she pulled it off the rack to look at. The dress reminded her of the one she wore the night she met Daniel. What had happened to that dress? She wondered if he still had it in his possession. Probably not. He'd probably left it in the hotel room. What would he do with that dress? She still had his boxers and sweatshirt, though, and she wore them to bed occasionally. 

She sighed. As much as she'd like to buy it, the dress was completely impractical. While it was still hot in Texas in October, it definitely was not in Pennsylvania and by next summer, she'd no longer be pregnant. Jenna put the dress back on the rack with a small sigh. She was half tempted to buy it just as a reminder of that night. Not like she didn't have a reminder that would be joining her in a few months. She placed her hand on her belly.

"That dress would look lovely on you," a voice commented, startling her.

She whipped around to see an older woman standing there watching her. Jenna hadn't even heard her come in. The woman had dark curly hair with a bit of gray spattered through it and dark eyes. She bowed her head to Jenna and smiled.

Jenna tilted her own head to the side as she stared at the woman. She had noticed people doing that to her all day. It must be a town custom.

'My name is Elaine. I didn't mean to startle you," she said. "I own the shop."

"I'm Jenna, and that's okay. You have a lovely shop." Jenna smiled back at the woman.

"Thank you," Elaine looked Jenna over. "Would you like to come sit for a few moments? I have lemonade and you can put your feet up."

Jenna glanced at her watch. "I would like that, if it's no bother. I'm meeting my brother at the cafe at 6:00."

"No bother at all. Come with me." Elaine turned around and walked behind the front counter and through a door. Jenna followed her and was surprised to see a living area behind the shop. There was a small living room and a kitchen that smelled like something delicious was baking.

"You can have a seat on that chair over there." Elaine pointed to an overstuffed comfy brown chair with an ottoman in front of it. "Take your shoes off if you'd like and put your feet up. They're looking a bit swollen."

Elaine opened the refrigerator and pulled out a picture of lemonade before grabbing two cups out of the cabinet and pouring drinks for both of them. She walked over and handed one to Jenna, then sat down on the couch close by.

Jenna had settled into the chair and sighed with relief at how comfortable it was. She kicked off her flip flops and plopped her feet on the ottoman and almost groaned with relief. "Thank you for being so kind to me. I think I've overdone it a bit today," she admitted. That was an understatement, and she was probably going to regret it in the morning.

"Not hard to do when you're somewhere new and there's places to explore. Is this your first pup?" Elaine asked with a warm smile.

Pup? Baby? ...would be called a pup by a werewolf. "Yes... how did you...?" Jenna looked at her in surprise.