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A snort escapedand probably save splitting your lip open again" I noticed the cut on his lip had opened up frorunt, heunder the covers He gripped my hand once he was settled "Lay it on us, Dick, I

"Well, you see appears to be fine Our only concern is the fact you had a head injury and were unconscious for a good period of ti his eyes on the clipboard in his hands

"My head’s fine I reo ho the blanket up higher

My heart sank He really did think I didn’t love him

Apparently, ere either as blind as each other or just ignorant I hadn’t realized he loved ht it was even a possibility He’d takenthe saht already be too late The show he’d put on before was just that, a show, and only for the doctor While it frustrated the hell outcontest I was his It was finally ti

"I would be ht just to keep an eye on you and ical probleest you accept" Dr Alex looked at Trip incing but nodded anyway "Okay, I’ll have the nurse coive you so over the next few hours In the e off" Trip looked toward theclearly dis down, turned and left the roo us alone with an aard silence

"Thanks for coo now," Trip whispered not looking atand the tears pool in my eyes He didn’t want irl knickers and it was tio anywhere I’ive me a chance to explain"

His head snapped back like I’d slapped hilared at me but didn’t say a word, so I decided to push on with ive me time to answer you before you stomped out of the house like a petulant child" I put my hand up at his to say to you and you didn’t let me" His scowl stopped my rant in its tracks

He scoffed, "You cried I handed you ot that, but don’t sit here now acting all high andExcuse me if I didn’t want a play-by-play of all the reasons why you don’t want er that didn’t hide the underlying hurt he was feeling

"I do though That’s just the thing I love you I just lost ht it was possible for you to feel like that aboutfor each other, damn it, Trip I do freakin’ love you" I ranted at him Tears streamed down my face and I was pretty sure I looked like ass

Trip’s eyes searched ivebecause, well, I cry! That’s what I do! Not before, but now, I cry all the damn time Shit, I cry when the fabric softener commercial comes on! I cry e’re out of pickles! I just cry and I--" My rant died as Trip pulled ht out of ue across asp from me Before I knew it, his hands were inainst my lips, "You love me" A statement Fact

He pulledface-to–face, pressed as tightly as my swollen belly would allow, I nodded and leaned

"You scaredwhen his hand ran slowly over my hip "I was terrified The police ca one"

The tears started again at thevisitors "Shhh, Princess I’m okay" He pushed the hair off oin’ anywhere I’ht here" I couldn’t even feel badly that I was curled up crying in his arms because they arm and safe They held promises I couldn’t even believe I deserved Pro child and alone

"What happened?" I sniffled against his neck where I had dropped my face