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"What?" she sighed slipping her black stiletto boots off and leaning against the wall across the room from me

"Hurt a dude like that I didn’t know you could" I nodded down to my lap for emphasis

"I had to learn Look, Trip, I know you want to do the right thing here, but I told you it’s not your probleo," Teeny rushed her words out looking down at the floor

"I’hin my favorite place

"I just want a hot shower and to fall into bed I’ve had a long day My feet hurt and there isn’t anything to say to each other We had a thing; it was one night, and I knew that; you knew that We were drunk It was stupid so forget it ever happened" She closed her eyes tightly and wrapped her arms around herself She sounded exhausted

"Few things wrong with that little speech First of all, I won’t forget about it Second, if I have , and lastly, we’re havin’ a kid together I’onna be around a lot In fact, I think we should try this," I indicated between the two of us, "us thing I don’t kno it’s done, but it’d be best for the kid," I blurted, not even thinking before the words leftstupid because her tired face went hard Her eyes flared and she pushed off the wall taking a few steps toward et to walk into oing to be in the sa or hell freezing over" She ticked each one off on her fingers "Even then, I ht push you out in the storm Second of all, don’t be a cocky prick, and lastly, I’ht in my face My stomach dropped and blood roared in my ears I balled ain?" I asked in a deathly cal

Chapter Two

Teeny

I knew I’d pushed too far the moment he went solid as a statue I took a step back as his face went from confused to furious in the space of a breath He stood up froain," he spat out "Do not fuck with me, Teeny"

Oh, he was ize, I gave myself a mental slap around the head This was not up to hiet to be mad atabout kids Look around; you think a kid should live in a tiny apartment like this? With soany, and especially not with so step forward right into my personal space and hissed, "That’s et that before, but that’s ht not be a stand-up role e that" He took a deep breath and closed his eyes Shaking his head, his tone softened, "Princess, there ain’t a God da with you, never has been Anyone would be lucky to have you in their life, despite your teht, all I’d ever been was a one-night stand He could sprout his bullshit elsewhere "Can you just leave? I’ I’ll let you knohen I ain, his gorgeous face hard with anger "I’o to the doctor or whatever it is you gotta do?"

"I’ll let you know Just let me be, Trip I didn’t ask for you to be here for me I don’t need your help and I don’t want it," I breathed out exasperated