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I pause for a moment.
“Because you thought I’d judge you for having sex with multiple men?”
She swallows and nods, looking utterly miserable.
“Yes.”
“But sweetheart, you saw me having sex with multiple women at a Club Z party, so why would I judge you for doing the same?”
Ellen swallows again.
“Well, because there’s a double standard as applied to men versus women,” she says in a small voice. “I didn’t want you to think I was a slut.”
I shake my head.
“Oh sweetheart, I’m not upset about that. I don’t care how many trains you’ve pulled, or if you love being gang-banged. Fuck, I’ve fucked so many women in my forty years thatI’mthe one who should be ashamed, and not you.”
Ellen looks up at me the, her eyes hopeful.
“So you’re not angry?”
I shake my head.
“Not about that, certainly.”
She nods.
“But about something else?”
I nod slowly then.
“I want to be a father to your baby, Ellen. I want to be there while you give birth, holding your hand as you labor to bring a child into the world. Then I want to help you care for the child, and to be a father figure in every sense of the word. But now that this Victor Navarro is in the picture.”
She looks confused now.
“But Victor already has a passel of kids with four other women,” Ellen says in a slow voice. “He wouldn’t want this baby.”
I nod.
“So I guess there’s no reason to be angry then.”
I watch Ellen’s face unfold in a loving, not to mention relieved, expression.
“So you’re not pissed?” she breathes.
“I’m not,” I growl, and she steps towards me, taking my hands in hers. “And yes, this Navarro guy sounds like a waste of space,” I continue, running my thumbs over her hands. “He may not be interested in being a father to your baby. But I am.”
Shock and delight spread across Ellen’s beautiful, angelic features.
“Really?” she whispers.
“Yes, really. I love you, Ellen Massie,” I growl. “Maybe you were a homeless waif who needed a place to stay when we met, but now, I’ve discovered what true happiness can be. I want to be a father to your child, sweetheart, and a lover to you. I want us to be a family.”
“Oh Ryder,” she chokes as tears well up in her eyes. “I want that too, so much. I love you, Ryder, and thank you for not being angry.”
Then, I pull the sweet girl towards me and wrap my arms around her waist.
“We’ll find a way to make it work,” I rasp against her lips. “I promise, sweetheart. You and the child are safe with me now, and we’ll figure it out, okay?”
