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Surprised that Clara hadn’t told him what happened, Micah shut his mouth again.
Instead, he said, “Well, I had better be going. If you guys are ever up my way, we’d be pleased to see you.”
They shook hands and Micah walked out the door, pretty sure that Dillon would never come to visit, especially when Clara told him about Alexis.
He went back to the inn and packed his bags. There was one more thing that he had to do before he left town – let Lucy know he was leaving.
29
Lucy
All night long, Lucy beat herself up over what had happened with Micah. He had told her that he was in love with her and wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and she hadn’t said anything. She had wanted to, but her mouth wouldn’t form the words. Now, she had to figure out how to approach Micah and tell him how she felt.
She made a couple of mistakes on simple orders because her mind was so caught up with the situation.
“What’s wrong?” Clara asked. “This isn’t like you.”
“Micah told me he was in love with me last night and that he wanted to go through the mating ceremony with him.”
“That’s terrific. You said ‘yes?’”
“I couldn’t get the words out. I just sat there in stunned silence until he left. I wanted to chase after him, but I was stunned. That was the last thing in the world that I expected.”
Clara patted Lucy on the shoulder and said, “The good news is that you know where to find him. You can tell him how you feel and make things right.”
“If he hasn’t decided that he no longer wants me,” Lucy groaned.
“I promise that if he truly loves you, there is no chance of that,” Clara assured her.
Lucy was cleaning out the expresso machine when Micah walked in. She felt a little shy when she saw him, after what happened.
“Coffee?” she asked.
He nodded.
“I was at the store next door and Raf came in. He wanted to know if I knew anything about where Alexis was. Just as we figured, he pointed out that she disappeared at the exact same time that Dean left.”
“What did you tell him?”
“WhatcouldI tell him? ‘My buddy, Dean, decided to kidnap her after she overheard him talking on the phone about being a shifter. I hated to lie, but what else could I do?”
“You did exactly what you had to do,” Lucy said.
“Dillon didn’t know anything about the situation. Clara never told him,” Micah said.
“She got really sick last night, starting right after she got home,” Lucy replied. “This pregnancy has been extremely hard on her.”
“I guess that I should go tell Dillon,” Micah said. “He’s gonna find out anyway.”
“What difference does it make at this point?” Lucy said. “It’s not like Dillon can do anything about it, whether he finds out about it now from you or whether he finds out later from Clara. What’s done is done.”
“I guess so, but I don’t like it.”
“Me either. Damn Dean for putting us in a spot like this,” Lucy said.
“You have no idea how many times I’ve already kicked his ass in my mind,” Micah replied.
“I’m right there with you.”
