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He hadn’t had a ht now he could barely hold back the bile that rose in his throat, let alone drive this heap of metal and motor—this potential death trap

“Sam?”

“All right!” he snapped back then instantly wished his words back “I’ive me a moment”

The fear in Erin’s voice tripped a trigger in his brain and with a shaking hand he reached to turn the key The engine roared to life, as He snapped his seat belt tight and reached to put the car in gear before letting the eo One step at a time, he mentally ticked the boxes

The car inched slowly forward and Sae to throw up In the back of the car Riley’s screa had subsided a little In the rearview mirror he noticed Erin was bent over his car seat She looked up into theSam’s eyes

“You can do this, Sao a little faster,” she said with a watery smile

He looked down at the speedohed if the situation hadn’t been so ridiculously nerve-racking If the lives of his son and his son’s ed to drive the car

His fingers curled even tighter on the steering wheel as he applied more pressure to the accelerator The car jerked forward then slowed as he dragged his foot back again God, he was aroad that led to the nearest town What if he did so stupid, like the last time he was behind the wheel of a car, and destroyed the lives of the people who now most depended upon him?

He hadn’t even had a chance to tell Erin the truth out on the boat today, as he’d planned Not that it mattered now, he warned himself as the re back It hardened his resolve By doing what she’d done, she’d effectively been denying his right to discover if Riley was his baby He’d have it out with her in his own good ti to prove to himself, if to no one else, he was all the father Riley needed

Relief flooded through every taut muscle in Sam’s body as he eased the car into a space at the after-hours clinic Erin was already lifting Riley froain as they driven through the winding hills and not even Erin had been able to cal over one arm and clutched the baby to her

“Can you bring his diaper bag forfor the entry

“Sure,” he said to her retreating back