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Telling him will be what drives him out of my life, and I don’t know how to bear that. Not when I was already falling…
“I will never hurt you, Maddison. I would rather throw myself off the tallest building in Chicago than ever hurt you or Olive. All I’m asking for is a chance. One chance to show you that we could be happy. The happiest fucking family there ever was. I’d do anything to make the two of you happy. Anything, Mads.”
I squeeze my eyes shut as he speaks, until his hand slides down and he tips my chin up toward him. His dark eyes seem to hold a storm tonight.
“One chance, Mads. That’s all I need to show you. Let me in, baby, please.”
“What if we mess it all up? What if I agree and this comes in between your relationship with our daughter? She’s the most important thing in my life, Briggs, I don’t ever want to be the reason she is hurt. I mean… Briggs, even still, there’s so many things we don’t know about each other.”
He shakes his head, his jaw clenching. “Well, we can date. We can get to know each other. All I know is that I want you, and no matter what happens, Olive will always be our number one priority. Nothing will ever change that. I just want a chance for our family to be together. I’m fucking crazy about you.”
"I- I… I just need time to think about it. Can you give me a few days, please?”
Nodding, his thumb absentmindedly strokes across my cheeks before he lets go and takes a step back. “Take all the time you need, Mads. Just please, don’t shut me out. Give me the chance to give you both the world.” He leans down and places a lingering kiss against my cheek before he takes his jacket off the back of the chair and shrugs it on.
“Call me, when you’re ready. I’ll be waiting.”
Without another word, he walks out the front door, leaving my heart and head more at war thaneverbefore.
