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For the first time, she appreciated just how true that was He really hadn'tIf he had, even his ed his mind
He nodded “To ance I wanted you and I could not find you I thought my heart had been shredded"
His heart?
"You looked for me?"
"Yes But Hawk could find no trace of Rachel Long"
"Who is Hawk?"
“A ency He rarely fails, but you left no trace"
"It's hard to find someone who does not exist"
"You do exist"
"But Rachel Long doesn't"
"This is true However, I arateful that Rachel Kouros now shares my bed, my life, and my future"
"I love you" It was easier to say this time
His eyes closed as if on an intolerable pain, but when they opened they gloar like your mother"
"I know" But she was glad he did too, finally
"I am very proud you will be the mother of my child"
“Children" She s dreamy and full of hope for the future "I want at least three I've alanted a real family"
She'd never liked being an only child
He shook his head, his expression as grave as she had ever seen it "Perhaps if we adopt, but you will not be pregnant again"
“What? Why not?" Didn't he want her to have more of his babies? The bubble of happiness around her was starting to lose some of its air
"It is not safe This tio out of kilter, next tiain beconant I have taken steps to ensure this"
Her head hirling He really did have a penchant for drawing crazy conclusions
"What steps?"
"I am scheduled for a vasectomy in a month's time"
She sat up in total shock, causing their bodies to roaned "You can't do that!"
His hands settled on her hips and he arched upward, his se itself felt ape mou So can you"
They weren't talking about the sa in the pleasure of his touch to get the breath to say so "No, I mean, have a vasectomy That's not necessary The doctor said I would be fine once we do the procedure after the baby is born Another pregnancy won't be a problem"
His eyes burned into hers "I won't risk it"
He'd called her his love and she was finally starting to see that was exactly what he had meant "You mean you don't want to risk me"
"Naturally not" Using his hold on her hips, he"What do you think I a here?"
"You love me" Her eyes filled with tears and her heart expanded to fill with a joy she had never known
He stilled hisup to cup her face "Can you doubt it?"
"But that stuff you said"
"I told you I went crazy" The skin across his cheekbones darkened "You scared s I felt with no other wos They were too powerful"
"So, you rejected me" The memory still hurt, but not as much as before