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My heart twinged, but at least I was frank “I don’t know”

“You don’t know?” Vik barked out a laugh “She doesn’t know”

“I was scared, Vik” was my feeble response

He looked offended “You were scared? Of me?”

That was about all I could take I snapped, “Well, your reaction hasn’t exactly been positive”

“What did you expect?” he boonant frouy who burned down a house, turning a fucking priest into Korean barbecue So sue ht of the psycho who stole you away fronant before I did How many other people know, Nas? Did you happen to tell the postman? I’d hate for him to feel left out”

Firstly, I hadn’t told anyone Even Anika had found out fro well

I let out an al at me a minute so I can explain?”

Vik looked to be biting his tongue, quite literally, when he took in a deep breath, exhaled slowly, then shot me a hard nod

Okay All right

Nohat?

I suppose in instances like these, honesty was always the best policy So, I spoke nothing but the truth

Tired, weary, and with a deep sadness settling over , “We hate-fucked a baby into the world, and you can’t understand why I didn’t tell you?” I ran a hand down ret how it happened, but I don’t regret the outcome, Vik I want this baby, and I know you’re pissed at lad it’s yours” When his face softened a touch, I revealed, “There was never any other It was always you If I had babies, they were going to be yours I knew it frohtened “If you told me you didn’t want this baby…” I croaked, “It would kill me” My lips trembled “I would just die And that was a real possibility So, I put it off”

Vik watched aze, because it exposed too much

I blinked away tears “I a you I really aot distant You pulled away fro I was convinced you were stepping out on me, and can you blame me? All the hallmarks were there” He atteed to see the sha to me for alnant”