Dropping to my knees, I took a hold of her hips and pulled her to me as I buried my face in her stomach. In that moment I realized I not only loved her, but I loved our child I had only known about for an hour just as much. The feeling hit me so hard I had to fight to keep from crying.
“I love you so much. Both of you.”
Meagan
THE SECOND I saw Grayson standing at the door, I felt the wetness creep down my face again. If this was pregnancy, I was going to have to invest in Kleenex.
His face was buried in my stomach as he sucked in a shaky breath and said, “I love you. Both of you.”
One hand covered my mouth to contain my sobs as the other laced through his hair.
“Gray,” I whispered. “Damn you!”
His head shook slowly as he whispered, “I’m so sorry. I freaked. I’m so sorry.”
Grace had been right. A part of me knew that was what happened, but it still hurt like hell for him to walk away from me. I dropped down in front of him as he cupped my face with his hands and captured my lips to his.
“I’m so sorry,” he spoke softly.
“Gray, I need to know how you really feel because I’m just as scared as you.”
“Oh God, Meg. I swear to you, I will never leave you like that again. I love you and the idea of you carrying our child fills me with so much hope. You have to believe me.”
His eyes were filled with fear as he pleaded with me to believe him. My hand came up to the side of his face as I gave him a small smile. “I do believe you, but tell me that was your one freak-out moment and it won’t ever happen again cause I don’t think I could do this without you. Plus, do you have any idea what my father is going to do to us when he finds out?”
Grayson laughed as his hand slipped behind my neck where he pulled me closer to him and kissed me like he hadn’t seen me in days. It was full of passion, love, and it completely left me breathless. I knew I should have been pissed and screaming at him for what he did, but I also knew Grayson’s past with his own father and how I had just delivered a bombshell.
“Let me make love to you, Meg.”
Dropping my head so his lips could keep kissing me, I mumbled, “Like I would ever stop you.”
Grayson stood and helped me up as he led me over to the king-size bed where he kissed me again. I was soon lost in a world where the man I loved worshiped my body and whispered how much he loved me while he took me to heaven and back.
Before rolling me over and pulling me to his side, Grayson kissed my stomach and talked to our child.
“I don’t know you yet my sweet baby, but I swear to you, I will love and protect you and your mommy always.”
And just like that, I fell even more in love with Grayson Bennett. His arms wrapped around my body as he pulled me against him. His heartbeat soon had my eyes closing as I let every worry and doubt drift away.
“How is Gray going to feel about you coming to Texas alone?”
I took a sip of coffee as I glanced up at the addresses on the buildings. The temperature yesterday was sixty-seven and today it was forty-three with a chance of snow tonight. I wasn’t sure when I would get used to this insane weather. “He is totally fine with it. Besides, he knows how much I need to see my girls and I need a girls weekend in a desperate way. Plus, I need some warm Texas weather.”
Grace chuckled. “So where are you going?”
“A meeting that this one mom put together to help educate the high school students about bullying.”
Melissa had planned on going with me to the meeting with Susan Powell and the other moms, but she ended up having an emergency meeting with one of her clients.
I stopped in front of the building marked with the address Susan gave me. Narrowing my eyes, I looked around to make sure I was on the right road.
“Meg, are you even listening to me?”
“Um, yeah. Hey, Grace I’m here so I need to let you go. I’ll call you after the meeting. I wouldn’t think it would last more than an hour. At least that is what Susan said at any rate.”
“Okay, good luck and I’ll chat with you soon and we can make plans for our girls weekend!”
Walking up the steps, I nodded and said absentmindedly, “Sounds good. Talk to you later, Grace.”
“Later!”
Grace hung up as I dropped my hand down to my side. “This makes no sense. This place looks empty.”
Susan said the meeting was being held at one of the mom’s office space, but this whole building looked empty.
Reaching for the door, I turned and pushed it open. The long hallway led to another door where light was barely peeking out from under it. “Hello? Susan? Is anyone here? It’s Meagan Atwood, I’m here for the um . . . meeting.”
A strange feeling washed over me as I stopped walking.
Something was wrong. Nothing about this felt right.
I found myself having a hard time breathing as panic set in almost instantly. I pulled out my cell phone and sent Grayson a text.
Me: 77
Turning, I went to walk back out when I slammed into a hard body.
“I don’t think so, sweetheart. I’ve been waiting patiently to make you mine.”