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“You can stay another day if you like. I have some errands, but you’re more than welcome.”
I want to so badly, but it would only wound my heart more than it already is to know that I can’t touch the man that I love. To be near him and be unable to kiss his face—I have to go.
“I need to get back. I have things I need to do this weekend.”
“I’ll walk you out.”
He wipes his hands on his jeans and pulls on his coat. This is the right time, so I take the box out of my pocket and place it on the table. Lucian just stares at it.
“This is not mine. It’s yours. I have no right to keep it.”
“Olivia…” he trails off, his voice tortured.
“You bought this for the woman you’re going to marry, and that’s not me.”
He aggressively swipes it off the table and stuffs it into the inner pocket of his coat then picks up my bag to walk me to my car. This time he offers me his arm, and I gladly take it even though touching him is a painful reminder. He places the bag in the backseat and then stands with me in front of the driver’s side door.
“I’ll be back soon,” he tells me. “My father has offered me a position part-time, so I’ll be traveling back and forth between New York and Boston a few times a month. But my home will be in New York. I want to be near for our child.”
Lucian looks me in the eyes and brushes my cheek with his thumb. His touch sears me like a hot poker, sending bolts of heat through me. He pulls his hand from my face quickly, and the look he gives me tells me he’s just as affected.
“Will you be working at Eltech?” I question.
“I don’t think Zane would let me go. Drive carefully and text me when you get home. I want to know that you arrive safely. I also want to go to every doctor's appointment with you. Please let me know so I can be in town for each visit.”
“Thank you, Luc. I’ll talk to you soon.”
I get into the car and pull away, glancing at him in my mirror. He stands there with his hands at his sides, staring after me, and I keep watching until he disappears from view. Then the tears start. I don’t know how I’ll be able to share the experience of pregnancy with him without longing for him.
