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And… I didn’t feel like I was betraying Luca as I did it.
I couldn’t explain why.
I should’ve felt bad.
I should’ve felt like I was giving up on Luca.
But… I just didn’t think that I was doing anything wrong.
Riel was everything right in my world.
“I’ve decided to go with you,” he said as he eyed my pile of suitcases in the corner. “You said that you have your own place, right?”
Would you happen to want to go to the beach with me?
I wasn’t sure why, but I’d asked him that exact thing originally a few months ago when he’d
returned to Kilgore. I’d reminded him again a couple of weeks ago. He’d told me he was still thinking about it.
And honestly, I thought for sure that he wasn’t going to go. That he was just going to ignore my
invitation and act like I’d never asked to begin with.
I nodded once.
“My dad and Cora plan to come up halfway and take over the rental of the house for the next
week. And since I was only staying for four days, I decided that was a good deal. Plus, I don’t have to share a room with anybody,” I told him honestly. “There are three bedrooms. Eventually the kids will be showing up with them, taking over the third bedroom, but I’ll just sleep in that room with them
while we’re still there. You can have the other.”
He smiled.
“You like them,” he said.
I nodded my head. “I love them. A lot.”
His eyes went soft as he reached for another ornament.
“You want kids of your own?” he asked, sounding contemplative.
I was already nodding my head before he’d even had a chance of finishing his question.
“I…” I blew out a breath. “I used to want a lot. Now? I’ll settle for only one.”
His eyes went a little sad for a second, making me tilt my head in his direction in confusion.
“What is it?” I questioned, sensing he had something to say.
He hung up two more ornaments way up high on the tree before answering.
“I can’t have kids,” he said, sounding sickened.
My belly dropped at his words.
I frowned. “You can’t?”
He shook his head, looking lost for a second.
