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“Well, I hope you don’t have to. I wouldn’t mind some help with the night feedings. I’d rather not do it on my own.”
“It will all work out, baby. Now, what’s your dirty secret?”
I suck in a breath. I’ve never said the words out loud. What if he really thinks I am crazy?
“I killed my ex-boyfriend.”
“Was he hurting you?” He frowns as he studies my face.
“No. He was part of a gang, a drug dealer. I was eighteen. I thought it was cool. Well, it was until one night he left me to do his deals for him. It was freezing cold, and I got robbed. When I got home, he wasn’t there. One of his junkie friends let slip that he was at Anna’s.”
His eyebrows raise as he listens to me.
“How did you do it?”
“I waited outside her house. He got on his bike and I ran into him with my car.”
“That killed him?”
I shake my head.
“Me then reversing back over him is what killed him.”
His eyes go wide, followed by a burst of full bellied laughter.
“Well, this means I can’t be your boyfriend, dolcezza.”
My heart races. “What do you mean?”
He smiles. “I will have to be a husband, so I don’t meet the same fate.”
I blow out a breath. “Fuck, you scared me.”
He strokes my face tenderly. “You did what you thought was right. You’re feisty. The guy was clearly a loser to cheat on you in the first place. I take it your father knew? That’s why you never fought back against him?”
“He helped me cover it up, then got me into the force to keep an eye on his ‘crazy daughter.’”
He shrugs. “There wasn’t anything you could have possibly done in your past that would have kept me away from you.”
“So, you don’t think I’m crazy?”
“Oh, you are, baby.” He leans in, brushing his nose along my neck. “But so am I.”
His hands gently touch my belly.
“How many of these things did you see yourself having?” I ask, out of curiosity. I’ve never put much thought into this. I never imagined this would be my life.
He looks deep in thought. “Three?”
“Let’s see how we do with one first.”
With a soft touch, he presses his lips against my neck, his fingers venturing beneath the fabric of my top.
My eyes close and I lose myself to the bliss of his touch. “You were in love with Leila?”
“I was.” His words feather against my skin.
“Is that why you wanted us to have a baby so badly? You want another chance at being a dad?”
