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But not tonight.
“Why?”
I spin and drop my arms. “Because I can’t afford to stay here. The consequences of being with you have completely ruined my life.”
No, not you baby. I’m sure I will love you once you are born, but right now, I’m in shock.
I place my hand on my belly unconsciously and Knox’s eyes follow. Then lift to mine. Then back down.
Oh, shit.
“Payton,” he growls.
No, no, no, no, no.
I spin and walk into my bedroom and desperately think of a way to get out of this conversation.
I have a tummy bug.
I was checking my waistline as I’m doing a liver detox.
You give me butterflies.
“Payton,” Knox says again, glancing at my belly. “Ruined your life how?”
He’s standing in the doorway of my bedroom, taking up the entire space with his arms crossed.
“I lost my job. I’ve lost my home.” I throw out my arm. “I lost...”
“Me?” he says, dropping his arms and stalking toward me. “Because you haven’t.”
Please don’t say that.
“There was no us. You don’t date, remember?” I remind him.
He pulls me into his arms and cups my face. “I want to date you.”
I blink.
I wish I could say I’m stronger than this and kick him out, but I can’t. His beautiful steel-blue eyes are fixated on me. The hold on my face is so damn firm I know he will never let me go.
I feel the seed of our baby growing between us, and I need to hear what he has to say.
I swallow.
“I want to take you on dates. I want to wake up with you snoring. I want to have baths with you and wash every inch of you. Fuck, Payton, I want to buy you all the beautiful clothes and watch you get stoned and tell people completely ridiculous folk stories about the stars.”
My mouth parts.
What is he saying?
“I don’t snore,” I reply because I don’t know what else to say.
He grins at me, and the whole room lights up.
Knox is truly the most beautiful man I have ever seen. And he could break my heart into tiny little pieces if I let him.
My eyes drop.
