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As I started for the back door, Alexandra came to my side "Would you like soet it myself" When I looked over at her, I saw tears in her eyes

"I don’t ed her "Take care of yourself and the little man"

She sniffled "I will" She pulled back to stare intently at me "I don’t care what Rev did or how you feel about hio back with them You would always have a home here"

Her words touched ardless of what Deacon or Revme stay It was the truest example of a female friendship I had ever experienced "I wish I could But I can’t"

After gently placing a hand on her belly, I kissed Alexandra’s cheek and walked out the door The treh my body made it difficult to walk I stumbled several times I hadn’t made it halfway down the street before Rev chased me down "Would you just stop for oneto say You went behind my back when you explicitly knew I didn’t want my parents to know my location How the hell can that possibly have a reasonable explanation?" I didn’t wait for his reply Instead, I storowled in frustration when I had to wait on Rev to bring the key

"I didn’t call theht to knohere you were I thought theyI didn’t think it was good for you to be away fro to coht"

I froze "What did you say?"

He jerked a hand through his hair "I said I called theht to breathe I didn’t kno things could get worse, but I was learning otherwise "Last night after we kissed?"

Rev stared down at the rug "I guess"

Streaks of red-hot anger blurred ot so freaked out by kissing s for et rid of h-as-nails rescuer In his place was a broken man When he still didn’t look up, I placed ht "Dammit, at least have the nerve to look me in the face!" I demanded

When he finally looked up, his eyes were haunted "I thought it was for the best"

"No, you only thought of as best for you I s for me"

"That’s not true"

I rolled e the crazy, broken sex slave as your old lady What would your brothers say?"