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Sinking onto the bed, he gathered her in his arainst the headboard "Michael was right Though we leave in two days, staying in this house could turn , he popped a kiss on her forehead "I was full from the ten pounds of chips and dip I inhaled before your sister said dinner was ready, so I decided to skip Besides, once I knew you were in here alone, I couldn’t resist"

Eave a weak s in every inch of slight stubble on his chin They followed the contour along each line and plane of his beautiful face, a face that’d kidnapped her heart and held it hostage fro more than a memory that’d touched her life for the briefesthis head, his eyes searching hers "What’s the matter?"

And there it was The question that would lead them both down a path that could break the a road that held so much hope So much love and promise

Breathe…

"I have to tell you so," Eone

A current of worry zipped through Gavin He leaned up, straddling E her cheeks, he searched her eyes again "Talk to ?"

"I… I’ht in her throat as she tried to pull in a breath Tried to get them to come out This was it She had to say thenant"

Relief, pounding like a crashing wave, washed over him The woman he’d loved from the minute she stepped into his life, who he was sure he would have a fa to be a father Father The word ricocheted through Gavin’s heart, the proud feeling behind that title re him of his own This wasn’t bad news Surely Emily was scared, as was Gavin, but she had no reason to be He would do everything in his power to make sure she and their child were loved beyond anyhe’d ever known flowing through hi her hard, a cascade of moments to come filled his soul

However, when she immediately pulled away, so did his excite that hadn’t crossed his thoughts The choking feeling in his throat nearly consu He just prayed it wasn’t what he thought it was, because no matter how much he loved her--and God, he loved her--he’d never allow E that was a piece of the because, in the few seconds he’d kissed her, she felt a love so deep from him, she knew he didn’t understand what they were about to face "Itas she stared into eyes suddenly empty of emotion Void of the spark she’d fallen in love with She heard hi pick up, and she shivered before she continued "My last period was a few days before you and I were together the first tiht be, but…"

"You’reDillon’s child" The brokenness in Gavin’s voice cut through the air No longer able to hear what he was, he slipped fro, his mind a complete clusterfuck of e with in that er at the situation thrust upon hih his body Reaching for his sweatshirt, he pulled it over his head and looked at E back "I have to leave"

"What?" E?"