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Wound tight, I climbed into my truck, drove home and let myself into my quiet, dark apartment I waited until I was in my room with the door shut before I kickedpiece of shit bastard asshole"

"What’s wrong?"

I gasped and whirled around, not expecting so aped at Caroline as she sat up, the sheets sliding down to reveal she earing one ofhere?"

"I cao ho as if the grains ofaway, I hurried to the bed, freshly awed by how beautiful she was to ?" I asked, crawling onto the mattress with her to lie on top of the covers next to her

She shrugged and slipped entle touch "She’s scared Both she and Quinn are freaked out They’ve gone to three different doctors, and all of them have said she’ll probably be put to bed rest at soood for now, but I think it’s going to be a stressful nine months"

I nodded as I kicked offto suck ass"

When I arched my face in to kiss her cheek, Caroline pulled back as soon asher hand onher gaze "Tell azed into her eyes, scared that soon I wouldn’t be able to look into theain I’d never be able to stretch out on a bed with her, or pull her hair while Iit h every fiber ofthis woman was it for me She wasis that you loveto make me crack a smile, but I nodded seriously

"Yeah," I said "I love you, and that’s why I felt this irritatingly noble urge to broach the subject of us to Noel"

"You" Her eyes widened "You told him? About us?"

I shook my head "No" I knew she didn’t want me to do that, so I that’s why I hadn’t That hy I’d done what I’d done instead "But Iroaned and closed her eyes "Let uess He said no"

I snorted "And then souess we tried that way And while it would’ve been nice to let him adjust to the idea in slow increaze sharpened on hers "You ether and have been for ht?"

I groaned and buried my face in my hands "Yeah, except for the fact that he threatened to reveal my complete past with other women to you if I dared to ask you out If he learns about this, then he’ll definitely spill everything"

Worry lit her eyes as she began to gnaw on her lip "Is it really that bad? Youryou know, your past?"

I shrugged and glanced away "I don’t know," I ed her with ive me "You already know there have been plenty, and that I wasn’t the uy, but shitdo you want to hear about them all?"

"No" She shook her head immediately "ButI just" She blew out a breath "You knohat? Maybe you should tell lanced at her as if she was insane "Are you completely mental, woman? I don’t want to confess all that shit to you"

Her eyes swirled withto blindside roan, I buried my face in my hands "I’m ashamed," I admitted quietly When I looked up at her, ust you so ain? What if--"

"Oren," she said softly and caught my cheeks in her hands "I know you better than anyone else on earth I’m fully aware you’re not perfect Now, please Just trust me"