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He’d been working on this side of hi he had and ht out the worst in him He didn’t knohat to expect, didn’t know even what to think and with Cole not talking, he kneasn’t going to get anywhere

“Are there issues between us?” Cole finally asked, and Luke simply stared at him

Was that a trick question?

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“Sierrabetween us”

It was Luke’s turn to thrust his hand through his hair as he turned his back on Cole “I don’t knohat the hell you’re talking about” He had an idea, but he didn’t want to bring it up at the moment This wasn’t the time, and it damn sure wasn’t the place to have this conversation

It just so happened that he and Sierra had been talking the other night about the baby and Luke s he shouldn’t have It couldn’t be helped He orried Confused even He still didn’t understand the dynamic of their relationship, and sometimes he couldn’t even picture how their relationship would work once the baby was born Hoere people going to react? Were they going to wonder hoo men could be fathers to one child? What about Sierra? Would people look at her funny? Would they treat her differently because of the situation they were in?

It wasn’t like Luke had any experience in this and although they’d made a commitment to one another, it still felt shaky at tie of a cliff, and one wrong es below The last thing he wanted was to be i his heart

“So you want me to talk, but the second I ask you a question, you shut er and frustration, the sa up inside of Luke at a rapid rate

This was a strange conversation and one that Luke honestly wasn’t prepared for He was seeing an entirely different side of Cole fro was obviously bothering hi out, but Luke couldn’t seem to control his own emotional reaction

“It’s a tay street here, Cole You brush offlike it’s i is bothering you But you don’t answerheart out, yet don’t think I deserve to hear it once in a while?” Luke was fast approaching destructive

“Hear it? You’re telling h? Is that what you need to hear? You needlove you I love you with everything that I am, and if I recall correctly, I tell you repeatedly Can you even remember the last time you told me that you lovedoff of the freshly painted walls

Cole’s question shocked Luke, and as he took deep breaths, turning away froot too far out of hand, he tried to remember the last tiht It’s going to take you a while So, I’ll leave you to think about it” When he turned to look at Cole, Luke’s heart ceased its steady beat for a , he was ht out the door

This was not hoanted his fucking night to go

Daht after his bloith Cole He knew that He didn’t though

Instead of doing as necessary to right the wrongs, Luke had sat his ass in his office, staring at the walls and wondering just what the hell was going on Why was this so da it harder on therounded in the relationship was Sierra Even with sorationally

It wasn’t like he could fault Cole for expressing hied to keep it all in, the sa Luke’s conversation with Sierra the week before, he’d pelted her with his insecurity He tossed out question after question on how they were going to handle this relationship once the baby was born To his surprise, she had simply looked up at him with those crystal blue eyes and smiled She told hier than the three of the