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He pulled me flush against him. “I never lose.”
“This time you will.”
Chapter Thirty
Patrick
So much for common ground.
Five days into this vacation and we hadn’t determined a thing. Every time I pushed, she pushed back. Or clammed up.
I needed a new plan but kept coming up blank.
Soon . . .
I’d received some form of the text every day we’d been here. The only checking into it I’d done was to ask Gerard if that man was still hanging around. Once he’d figured out I really was out of town, he’d disappeared.
It was impossible he’d know anything about my past. I’d buried it so deep, I wasn’t sure I could even find it. Not that I wanted to.
“Are you thinking about the man who wants you to represent his son?”
“How did you know?”Not in the way you mean.
“You should take the case.”
I put down my tablet. She crawled onto the mattress and sat cross-legged facing me.
“I thought you hated what I do.”
“You’re the one who hates it.”
“I don’t.” I fisted the duvet. “Do you think what I’ve done is wrong?”
“People change. There’s nothing bad about you wanting to see the best in them. There’s also nothing wrong with you wanting something different. You’re adapting. That’s not always comfortable.”
She constantly caught me off guard. There was a warmth beneath that icy surface, and I wanted more.
“But am I becoming something better or worse?’
“Why does it have to be either? Maybe it’s just different.”
She was so damn insightful.
“Will you consider staying at the townhouse? For a few months after the baby is born?”
“I—” She fiddled with the flannel of her pajama pants. “I’ll think about it. But don’t take that for something it’s not,” she quickly added.
“Would you rather me move in with you?”
“No.”
The appalled look on her face pierced my gut.
“I’d be willing if that’s better for you.” The words were yanked from me. Willing was a bit too pliant for what I really felt.
“What’s the point?”
“The point is that I want to be there for every step of Gummy’s life, even while she’s in there.” I pointed to her stomach. “And I have no experience with infants. I’d guess it’ll take me at least a few months to get the hang of it. Shouldn’t she be with her mother too?”
