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+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
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When\u00a0Gavin\u00a0saw\u00a0me\u00a0after\u00a0I\u00a0finished\u00a0getting\u00a0dressed,\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0raised\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0hairline,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0like\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0recognize\u00a0me.\u00a0Though\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0displeased,\u00a0he\u00a0did,\u00a0however,\u00a0look\u00a0confused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0wearing?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0meeting\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0designs\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0Holding\u00a0his\u00a0eye\u00a0contact,\u00a0daring\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0something\u00a0negative.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0her\u00a0design.\u00a0But\u00a0why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0wearing\u00a0it?\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0your\u00a0style,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told me,\u00a0cocking\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0slightly\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0studied\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201c\u201cAnd\u00a0your\u00a0hair\u2026\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0curl\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0Now,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0a\u00a0hint\u00a0of\u00a0amusement\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0I\u00a0curled\u00a0my\u00a0hair,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushing\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0touch\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0loose\u00a0curls\u00a0that\u00a0rested just\u00a0above\u00a0my\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0\u201cIs\u00a0there\u00a0a\u00a0problem\u00a0with\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0not\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0eyeing\u00a0me\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0down\u00a0again\u00a0before\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0rested\u00a0on\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0today,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0walking\u00a0around\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0grab\u00a0my\u00a0purse\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0counter.\u00a0\u201cErik\u2019s\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to change\u00a0for anybody\u2026\u00a0certainly\u00a0not\u00a0my\u00a0kids.\u00a0They\u00a0really\u00a0love\u00a0you\u2026no\u00a0matter\u00a0what\u00a0your\u00a0style\u00a0is.\u00a0And\u00a0my\u00a0love\u2026\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0your\u00a0style,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0reaching\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0touch\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0curls.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0felt\u00a0embarrassed,\u00a0but\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0time,\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0justified,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0stood\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0toes\u00a0and\u00a0kissed\u00a0him\u00a0softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIrene\u00a0will\u00a0appreciate\u00a0the\u00a0gesture,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0shrug.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0just\u00a0want\u00a0things\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThings\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0just\u00a0fine,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0taking\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0into\u00a0his.\u00a0\u201cAll\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0is\u00a0being\u00a0yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite\u00a0his\u00a0words,\u00a0I\u00a0still\u00a0feel\u00a0nervous.\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0only\u00a0liked\u00a0me\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0having\u00a0sex\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0father?\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0they changed\u00a0their\u00a0mind\u00a0about\u00a0wanting\u00a0me\u00a0around?\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0Matt\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0mother?\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0him\u00a0\u2026\u00a0what\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0mother\u00a0could\u00a0I\u00a0be?<\/p>\n
I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0belly;\u00a0I\u00a0barely\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0mother to\u00a0my\u00a0little\u00a0bean.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0showing\u00a0yet,\u00a0other\u00a0than\u00a0my\u00a0boobs\u00a0growing.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0Gavin\u00a0noticed\u00a0my\u00a0change\u00a0in\u00a0breast\u00a0size\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0get\u00a0enough\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0earlier,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0come\u00a0undone\u00a0from\u00a0just\u00a0him\u00a0sucking\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0nipples\u00a0before.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0extra\u00a0sensitive\u00a0lately\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0mood\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0place.\u00a0Other\u00a0than\u00a0that,\u00a0those\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0two\u00a0signs\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0pregnant.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0mental\u00a0note\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0an\u00a0appointment\u00a0with\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce.\u00a0Even\u00a0though\u00a0the\u00a0doctors\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Redcliff\u00a0pack\u00a0were\u00a0nice,\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0trust\u00a0them.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0mainly\u00a0because\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0pack;\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0their\u00a0scent\u00a0was\u00a0off.\u00a0I\u00a0trusted\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Elizabeth\u00a0Pierce\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0entire\u00a0life\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0life\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0baby.<\/p>\n
Plus,\u00a0I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0seen\u00a0her\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0returned,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0missed\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Now\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0marked\u00a0one\u00a0another,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0Luna\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack,\u00a0which\u00a0meant\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0working\u00a0closely\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Beta\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0wife,\u00a0Elizabeth.\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0probably\u00a0start\u00a0hanging\u00a0out\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0more,\u00a0seeming\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0seeing\u00a0each\u00a0other\u00a0more\u00a0often.<\/p>\n
\u2018Are\u00a0you\u00a0ready?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0realized\u00a0we\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0sitting\u00a0outside\u00a0the\u00a0restaurant\u00a0for\u00a0quite\u00a0some\u00a0time.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0just\u00a0been\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0thoughts.\u00a0I\u00a0cleared\u00a0my\u00a0throat\u00a0and nodded\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0him\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car.\u00a0He\u00a0took\u00a0my\u00a0hand,\u00a0helping\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0<\/p>\n
out.<\/p>\n
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1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0676<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
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Chapter\u00a0677<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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