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Wow.
“You’re only here right now because Lyla’s not in town, which means you think you can start visiting me again whenever you want. But I told you that’s not going to work for me anymore.”
“Then tell me what will work for you.”
Does he have sudden memory loss? I knew he was old, but damn.
“You already know what I want, what you told me you can’t give me.”
“You want dates, actual dates, to be treated how you deserve. I can do that. I can spend the night. No more sneaking in or out.”
“Because Lyla’s not here to see us together.”
“I just want to be with you, Holly, when she’s in town, when she isn’t.”
“You said it was better this way, for us to stop seeing each other.”
“Well, it is better for you. But I’m a selfish asshole. I miss you. I want to be with you every second of the day, and I don’t give a shit who knows. Lyla’s never going to speak to me again anyway, so why should I be miserable and not with you?”
Oh, I hate how much I want to believe him, how I wish that were actually true. Because if it was, maybe I could tell him about the baby.
Glancing past him to Brooke, I look to her for advice. What the fuck do I say to that?
She gives me a shrug as if to say,It’s your call.
I refuse to let the stupid whisper of hope blind me, though. Isaac’s offer is only temporary, until Lyla comes home. It could be days or weeks, depending on whether or not she gets the job in Atlanta.
And even though I know in my heart he’s going to hurt me again when that time comes, I still want to give him another chance.
A last chance to prove that I mean enough to him to finally tell Lyla, to stop sneaking around. If he does that, then I’ll tell him about the baby. If not, then it’ll be over for good. No more chances ever again. I won’t let his cowardice take Lyla from me too.
I could do it. I could keep up the lie. Nobody has to know who the father of my baby is, which means I can make up someone if it comes to that.
God, I hope it doesn’t.
“No sex,” I blurt out. If he gets me naked, he might see or feel that small bump forming.
“What?” Isaac’s brow furrows, but Brooke gives me a smile and a thumbs-up.
“No sex until we tell Lyla.”
“Okay. Okay,” he repeats again. Then he reaches into his jean pocket to pull out his phone. My heart stops, and I lunge for it, plucking it out of his fingers before he can make the call.
“Not yet,” I tell him, and he frowns at me.
“Why not now?”
“Because I’m not ready to tell her!”
“But you said…”
“I said no sex untilwetell her. I didn’t say it was up to you to decide when that would be.”
“Now I’m confused.”
“I’m not throwing away my friendship just so you can use me untilyouget enough and move on.”
“Moving on isn’t possible for me. I don’t want to be with anyone but you.”
