Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Jill Mansell EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Jill Mansell
- Genre: British Humor & Satire Literature, British Contemporary Literature, Contemporary British Fiction
- Publish Date: 5 November 2013
- Size: 2 MB
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It was almost midnight and Dexter Yates was in bed with his girlfriend when
his phone burst into life. Possessed of lightning reflexes, she grabbed it off
the bedside table before he could reach it himself.
Honestly, some people were so mistrustful.
‘It says Laura.’ Her eyes narrowed at the sight of the name flashing up on
the screen. ‘Who’s Laura?’
Jealousy was never a good look. ‘Can I have my phone please?’
‘Who is she?’
Heroically, Dexter didn’t say, ‘Someone an awful lot nicer than you.’ He
held out his hand and waited for her to pass the phone to him, which she did
with the kind of huffy annoyance that meant he definitely wouldn’t be seeing
her again after tonight.
‘Laura, hey.’
‘Oh Dex, I’m sorry, I know it’s late. Did I wake you up?’
He smiled; only Laura could think he might be asleep before midnight.
‘Of course not. How’s everything with you?’
‘Everything . . . is perfect.’ The joy was there in her voice, shimmering
down the phone line, and in that moment he knew what had happened. ‘It’s a
girl, Dex. She’s here! And so beautiful, you won’t believe it. Seven pounds
twelve ounces. It’s just the most amazing thing ever.’
His smile broadened. ‘A girl! Fantastic. And why wouldn’t she be
beautiful? When can I come and see her?’
‘Well, not tonight, obviously. Visiting hours are ten till twelve in the
morning or seven till nine in the evening. Will you be able to make it
tomorrow, d’you think? After work?’
‘I’ll make sure I can,’ Dex promised. ‘I’ll be there. Does she look like
me?’
‘Don’t be ridiculous, she’s only an hour old. You’re twenty-eight. You
have stubble.’
‘You know, you should really think about becoming a stand-up
comedian.’
‘After all the gas and air I’ve had tonight, I’m pretty sure I couldn’t be a
stand-up anything. OK, I’m getting low on battery here. I’d better go. Do you
want me to email a photo or would you rather wait until you see her
tomorrow?’
‘Don’t worry, I’ll wait. And hey,’ Dex’s voice softened, ‘well done, you.’
He ended the call, then lay back against the pillows and gazed up at the
ceiling. Wow.
‘At the risk of sounding repetitive, who’s Laura?’ The atmosphere in the
bedroom had by this stage turned distinctly frosty. ‘And why would you want
to know if her baby looks like you?’
‘Come on.’ Dexter swung his legs out of bed and reached for his jeans
and T-shirt. ‘It’s getting late. I’ll give you a lift home.’
‘Dex—’
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