Free BRANDON: Stepbrother Navy Romance Series by WANDA EDMOND Page B

nerve-wracking, but we need to stay strong. We have to keep ourselves in check, and worst comes to worst, we’ll do what we need to do in order to have a happy, successful life,” he explained to her.
    As much as Jackie wanted to agree with him, she was honestly terrified of the results. It wasn’t going to be some little walk in the park, and already they were struggling despite it all. Jackie might have to get a job, which was going to be a nightmare with schoolwork. Oh well, it was the price that she would have to pay for this sort of thing, and Jackie would just have to deal
    But the real problem came a bit later. Jackie and Brandon did start to budget, and Jackie was sitting in the living room working on it. She was writing down the things she needed soon, such as baby formula, diapers, and clothing for the child. She also wrote down what she was going to need in due time, such as prenatal vitamins, and the appointments that were coming about. It was going to be rough, that’s for sure. This wasn’t some little thing, but Jackie wanted to make it work. He wanted to make it work as well, and that’s what made Jackie smile. She knew that Brandon did care, and although they haven’t started to say that they loved one another, Jackie was always thinking about that.
    She wondered if he did love her. She assumed so, but at the same time she was a bit afraid of what might come about if she did tell him that. She was definitely not used to the fact that it was going like this, and it definitely did make her feel a bit nervous because of the fact that she was making a decision like this. She wondered what Brandon thought about it all, how she was practically dragging him into this mess, and a part of her felt terrible for doing that.
    She didn’t want to seem like she was dragging him, but that’s how she thought. She wondered if she was, but she was afraid to talk with him about that, and Jackie was definitely worried about this. Brandon would be home in a bit, and maybe just talking with him could give her the reassurance that she wanted, the surety that it was going to be okay in the future.
    However, there was a knock at the door. Jackie got up, pulling her shirt over her small pudge and heading toward the door. She went to it, checking the peephole for what she saw.
    Shit.
    It was her mother. What the hell was she doing here? This made no fucking sense. The last thing that she wanted was for her to barge in on her daughter’s life. This was getting out of hand, and Jackie was just about ready to scream.
    “Fuck,” she stated to herself.
    She was going to wait for her to go away, but the woman stayed there. There was no way she would be able to let her go. This was getting ridiculous. Her own mother was now hanging around her house. Jackie knew that she had to bite the bullet, so she opened her door and looked at her mother.
    “Hey mom,” she said with mock enthusiasm. Rather, she wanted the woman to go away, along with her husband.
    “Hey there Jackie. Mind if I come in?” she asked.
    Jackie nodded, watching as her mother sauntered into the place. She immediately beelined over towards where Jackie was sitting, and then the thought at that moment shocked Jackie. She was going to see it, the fact that Jackie was pregnant and that she was going to have to think about how to deal with this.
    “How are you my dear? You look tired,” her mother stated.
    “Fine mom. Just been working hard. What about you?” she asked her mother, trying to feign excitement to see this woman. Of course she was far from excited at the moment.
    “Awful really. Your father has been nothing but a pill about things, asking about you. How are things with your stepbrother?” she asked. There was venom in her words as she asked Jackie about that.
    “Well Brandon is great. He’s been very helpful to this household. He hasn’t done anything too terrible,” Jackie admitted. Other than getting her pregnant of course.
    “Fine. You can