Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 100225 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 501(@200wpm)___ 401(@250wpm)___ 334(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 100225 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 501(@200wpm)___ 401(@250wpm)___ 334(@300wpm)
He turns to me. I’m still trying to catch up on everything he has just said. My head is swimming. I hold on to him because my legs are weak. Did he really just choose me over Gabby, even though she’s pregnant? I can’t let him do that. I mean choosing me, definitely, but he needs to be a part of his child’s life.
“You can’t do this!” Gabby insists, stomping her foot.
Dom ignores her and focuses on me. “Please God, tell me you will come home with me today, Thea. I can’t survive any longer without you.”
“Yeah, I’m coming home.”
“You are?”
“Besides, I’ve figured out that you aren’t going to let me get away from you now,” I joke. I mean that because I’m pregnant, but I don’t say that right now. I’d rather have time alone to tell him that.
Nicole laughs. “She’s telling the truth. You are like your father in that regard, Dom.”
“Jesus! Fuck!” He all but snarls. He goes down on his knees and pulls my body to him, burying his face in my stomach. It’s on the tip of my tongue to tell him I’m pregnant. I put my hands on his shoulders and brace myself. “I was scared you wouldn’t hear me out. I can’t survive without you, Thea. I love you.”
Tears sting my eyes. “I love you, too. I’m sorry I left. I just needed time to work through everything. As long as we’re together, Gabby can’t come between us. We’ll work around being there for the child the two of you will share.”
“You can’t do this! You have obligations to me and this child I’m carrying! I won’t allow Thea to be a part of his or her life!” Gabby hisses.
“Shut the fuck up!” Dom snarls. “You’re not even pregnant! Did you think I would ever blindly trust you again, Gabby?”
“She’s not pregnant?” I whisper, shock and hope blooming inside of me.
“She’s not, Gorgeous, but the fact you chose to stay with me thinking she was, means the fucking world to me. You trusted me. You chose me. I’m never going to let you down, Thea. I promise you with everything I am.”
“Dom, baby, get up off your knees,” I laugh, tears of happiness sliding from my eyes.
“Just let me hold you like this a little longer. I’m so fucking ecstatic you’re back in my arms. I need this right now.
“Are you happy because Gabby's not knocked up or because I am?” I joke.
“I’m… What?”
“Thea’s pregnant!” Nicole chimes in, practically jumping up and down.
Dom looks over at his mom and then looks back up at me. “You’re pregnant?”
“Just had bloodwork done to confirm it,” I respond.
“The heartbeat was really fast, too. I’m thinking it’s going to be a girl,” Nicole adds. “She can grow up with Tamsin this way. They will be thick as thieves.”
“No! This is not the way it’s supposed to go. I will not allow this bitch to take what is mine. You belong to me, Dom!”
He stands up and turns on her. I step back because I can feel the anger coming off him and it’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. However, he doesn’t get a chance to say anything because his mother hauls off and slaps the hell out of Gabby. It’s so hard that Gabby’s face turns to the side with the force.
“Shut your damn mouth. Jesus! I’ve been wanting to tell you that for way too long. I’m so sick of you trying to ruin my sons' lives. You need to go home and figure out how you are going to explain all this to Beth, because I’ll be calling her as soon as you leave.”
“I can’t believe you got this bitch pregnant, and you bought her an engagement ring. How could you? We were together for years and you wouldn't even sleep with me without a condom. It’s ridiculous! You need to rethink everything, though. I don’t care what your damn club thinks they have discovered. I am pregnant.”
“You really aren’t going to give it up, are you? Breaker and the boys were very thorough, Gabby. They pulled every medical record you have in the state of Kentucky.”
“That’s illegal!” she says.
“Jesus, your father is the president of a one percent club. Can you really be that naïve?” Nicole mutters, and I giggle without meaning to, though I try to contain it—at least a little. “Breaker had men follow you around and keep you under surveillance. You’re not pregnant. Your doctor records here at this very clinic reveal you’ve been seeing an OB here for the last five months instead of one close to where you live.”
“I did that for you! I was trying to protect you, Dom. If my father knew you had gotten me pregnant and tossed me aside for her, he would have killed you,” Gabby pleads.