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“He’s not a danger to you. And he won’t be bothering you again. I’ll handle him.” She gives Chelsea a reassuring smile.
“I’ll rip him a new asshole if he comes near her again,” Jake growls, looking between Sophie and I.
“You and me both,” I agree.
He tips his chin at me in solidarity for the first time since he walked through the door, then wraps an arm around Chelsea and leads her out.
“What. The. Hell?” Sophie groans as I close the door.
“Why the fuck is my father talking to your client?” I hiss.
Sophie shakes her head, chewing on her bottom lip in thought. “Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe trying to get you to talk me into handing over the case wasn’t enough. He thought he’d try manipulating Chelsea into asking me to drop it by playing the pregnancy card. Use her feelings about her own baby to make her concerned about me. Asshole.”
“He must have crossed a line talking to her. We could report him.”
“It won’t do any good. He’ll just weasel his way out of it or deny it altogether. He hasn’t made a threat. He saw her in a public place. No one else saw them or heard what he said.”
“Fuck’s sake.” I slam my flattened palm against the wall.
“Drew.” Sophie takes my throbbing hand in hers and kisses it.
“He can’t fucking leave you alone! Does he think he can control you? Using the baby… the fact that he’s…”
I screw my eyes shut and curse as my head throbs.
He’s always going to make this difficult for us.
Sophie sighs. Her clear eyes search mine as I look at her. “Legally, he has the right to request access. He’s going to be in our lives whether we like it or not.”
I drag a hand down my face. “He won’t ever stop. He wants you back.”
“I don’t want him. I love you,” she says with a measured calmness that helps to ease the hammering in my chest. “We’ll find a way to deal with it.”
“Or I could make him disappear,” I grit.
“I think Jake could be persuaded to help you.” She offers me a small smile.
“Yeah.” I blow out a breath, bringing my rage down to a simmer. “He seems like a good guy, looking out for Chelsea. Did you see the way he was looking at me?”
Sophie’s smile turns into a smirk. “Couldn’t miss it. You’re right. I’m glad she has him and his support.”
“Just like you’ve got mine.”
I curl a hand around her hip and pull her to me. The feel of her body against mine, our babies between us calms me like nothing else. When they’re here in my arms, I can protect them. My father will never understand that true, soul-consuming feeling when you love someone more than anything else. He’s not capable. Because if he did love Sophie, then he’dsee that the best thing he can do for her and the babies is to leave us all the fuck alone.
“You know what I’d save if the house was burning?” I press my lips to her forehead.
“You never told me.” She rests her hands on my chest and leans into me.
I stroke up and down her sides, my thumbs tracing the edges of her bump.
“I’d save the law book your dad gave you. Because there’s nothing in this world that means more to me than you.”
“You remember me telling you that?” Her eyes shine as she looks up at me.
“Of course. If it’s important to you, then it’s important to me.”
She gazes at me for a minute before she speaks. Her words make my stomach sink.
