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“Honey, I don’t care. We’ve moved on and I’d like to think we’re stronger now than we’ve ever been. We’re about to become parents.”
“I love you Sam, so much. I was so afraid I’d lose you if you found out and I’m so sorry that you and Paige lost out on two years because of me. She told me to tell you, but I told her it was none of her business and to get out because she wasn’t part of this family anymore…that she hadn’t been for years.”
“It’s okay honey. It’s all going to work out some way. I never thought I’d admit it, but I do like having her around, makes things more entertaining especially with Joel. He almost took out the paper towel holder in the changing room at the mine because he was ticked that she was marrying Aaron. Wonder what this is going to do for his attitude?”
“Guess we’ll just have to wait and see, and then apologize to Paige. She’s a great sister you know, loyal through and through.”
“Too much sometimes I’m afraid,” Sam admitted. “If Aaron forgives her she’s not going to change her mind unless Joel can change it for her.”
“Who knows maybe he’ll be able to do just that?” she sighed leaning into him as the baby kicked. “What do you think? Will Auntie Paige and Uncle Joel give you some cousins to play with? Oh god…Sam…she’s never going to say yes to Joel.”
“Why not?”
“She’ll kill me for telling you, but your sister told me just now that she’s lost two pregnancies. I don’t know how but she said the last one nearly killed her and she can’t have kids. She knows Joel wants them.”
“He wants her more,” Sam assured her. “Besides I’ve already put my bet on Joel and Paige to walk down the aisle within the next three months.”
“You idiots down there made a pool as to who she’s going to marry?”
“Hey, a man’s gotta make some money somehow.”
“You’re lucky I’m pregnant and can’t lift my leg high enough to kick your butt, Samuel Brighton.”
“But you can lift them to do other things,” he teased wiggling his eyebrows and making her laugh.
“If I have the right incentive perhaps…”
“You mean something like this?” he questioned pulling her tightly to him and showing her exactly how much he loved her.
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“Paige? You in here?” Joel asked knocking on her bedroom door. He pushed the door open when she didn’t answer and saw her lying face down on the bed. “You told him?”
She didn’t respond and he crossed the room to her.
“Paige come on he’s not worth the tears…wait, why aren’t you crying?” he asked as he rolled her over and saw her dry face.
“Because I’m not, I’m mad at myself for thinking that telling the truth would make me feel better because it hasn’t. I still feel awful.”
“Paige, it doesn’t matter. He’s not the right guy for you. He can’t make you smile, and I’ve never seen you react to him the way you do when you’re in my arms.”
“Stop it, Joel. You should leave, you can’t be in here.”
“Why not, Paige? Why can’t I be in your bedroom sitting on your bed with you? Because it reminds you of the days when I would sneak in here and make love to you so quietly that no one even knew I was here? Does it remind you of what you’re going to be missing if you stupidly marry Aaron? Or is it because what you really want is for me to do this?” he questioned pulling her onto his lap and burying his hands in her hair as he kissed her.
Her arms reached up and wound themselves around his neck bringing them closer together as they both began to burn. “Joel we can’t…”
“Why not? Paige we both want this. There’s no denying this. You are in my blood baby and every time I see you, I want you. I want to be with you, next to you, inside you. Let me show you what it should be like Paige. Let me love you the way you should be loved.”
“Just kiss me you stupid man,” she sighed as his words wrapped around her. “You always could make me sing.”
“You have a beautiful voice Paige, why deny it?” he teased sliding the buttons on her shirt open one at a time and placing a kiss on each portion of skin that was revealed beneath. “God you’re beautiful…what’s this?” he asked finding the tiny scar on her lower abdomen.
“Appendix…”
“I thought the appendix was on the other side,” he stated looking up at her.
“Fine, I had a tiny operation a few years ago, nothing to worry about. Now, are you going to inspect my body for scars or are you going to chase a few away?”
