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“Okay We don’t need to speed shit up; when you’re ready we’ll talk more about it”

“How do you feel about it?” In all ofaway from him, we’d hardly discussed how he felt and I was s more

“Harlow, if you askedin my power to make that shit happen I want a family with you, baby, and whether that happens this year or in five years, I don’tas you’re happy” The way he looked at me with his serious eyes that didn’t blink, and the way his body had pressed against ain revealed the truth in his words

Happiness flared from deep within and my tummy fluttered “I know I’m on this rollercoaster of emotions at the moment, but I need you to know that youforward to the day we begin adding to our family”

If I’d thought his words had made me happy before, what he did next only added to that He smiled It was only a small Scott-Cole-kind-of-smile, but at the same time, his eyes crinkled I hadn’t seen his crinkles for a while now, and I’d missed theain

As our kiss deepened, his handsroaned a nore it, but I knew it could be soo and tried to step out of his hold However, he frowned down atmy body close to his

He checked his caller ID before answering, and then said, “Lisa, what’s up, darlin’?”

As Lisa spoke, his eyesover now,” he said and hung up

“What’s up?” I watched as he shoved his phone in his jeans pocket

“Michelle’s sick and Lisa is worried about her Says Michelle hasn’t woken up since she got ho up”

“Do you want me to come with you?”

“No, can you finish cooking dinner while I do this? We’ve got enough there for Lisa to eat; I’ she hasn’t had dinner yet”

“Good idea”

I watched him leave and then turned etables chopped and thesound on the back deck Stilling, I listened closely to see if I could work out what had caused it

Crash!