Mr. And Mrs. Wrong

Mr. And Mrs. Wrong
Fay Robinson

Will this baby save their marriage–or destroy it?Erin Cahill has always been known as Lucky–although the name Trouble might suit her better, since she can't seem to stay out of it.Lucky definitely loves her husband, a police captain in their Alabama town, and Jack definitely loves her. But despite that love, despite all the laughter they share, Jack and Lucky argue about everything: where to live, how to live, work, family, everything. So they do the logical thing and separate.There's a complication, though, a really big one. Because Lucky's pregnant.

“This baby changes everything for you and Jack.”

“I know,” Lucky told her sister. “We’re already separated. What’s a baby going to do to us?”

“Lucky, if the marriage isn’t working and you’re not happy, then file for divorce and save yourself a lot of grief. It is possible to raise a child without a man around.”

Lucky didn’t respond. At this point she didn’t know exactly what she wanted. But despite his annoying quirks, she loved Jack and didn’t want to raise their child alone. He’d never allow that anyway. He’d demand to be part of his child’s life.

“You’d better tell him as soon as possible,” her sister said.

“I will,” Lucky replied, but with little conviction.

“Lucky, do it. Don’t make things worse by having him find out some other way.”

“I will, okay?” And she would, but she dreaded it because she knew how Jack would react. He’d be thrilled. He’d want to move back in. But not for her. Not because he wanted to be with her. Only for the sake of the baby. And when that happened, she’d never be able to trust his feelings again.

This pregnancy would destroy any hope she had of saving her marriage.

Dear Reader,

In my story, Mr. and Mrs. Wrong, Jack and Erin Cahill love each other, but their differences result in a separation before their first wedding anniversary. Jack has secrets from his past that he’s unwilling to share. Lucky—as Erin has been nicknamed by her family—must let go of hurts from long ago if she and Jack are to have any chance of making their marriage work.

Lucky is a bit eccentric. Of all the characters I’ve created, I believe she’s my favorite. To do justice to her, I paired her with someone very special. Jack is a strong, sexy cop who adores her but doesn’t always understand how her mind works. That makes for some interesting conversations—and trouble. The people of Potock, Alabama, don’t call Lucky the “Body Magnet” for no reason. And her nickname “Lucky” isn’t always appropriate.

This book contains drama and laughter, suspense and romance. The setting is special to me—the Black Warrior River, where I spent many wonderful days of my childhood.

I very much enjoyed writing this story. I hope you enjoy reading it.

I’d love to hear from readers. You can write me at P.O. Box 240, Waverly, AL 36879-0240. You might also want to visit my Web site at http://www.fayrobinson.com/. Or check out the Friends and Links section at http://www.eHarlequin.com.

Sincerely,

Fay Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Wrong

Fay Robinson

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

For my mother, who was fearless.

And for Casey, who never minds listening to my crazy ideas.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

My deepest appreciation to the following people

for their help with research questions:

Buck Sanders, logger; Larry Hood, forestry manager;

Julie Merced and the Autism Society of Alabama;

forensic investigator Jim Sparrow and the Alabama

Department of Forensic Sciences; Larry Nichols of the IRS;

Cindy Taylor, private investigator; Robert Seidler, game

warden; and the members of the P-rock research list.

Any errors in this material are mine and not theirs.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN