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willing to settle, sweetheart, but I promise you I stopped looking at you like you were just a
convenience a long time ago.
 And now you want to get married, she said flatly.
 Yes, he said without hesitation.  More importantly I want you.
She worried her bottom lip even as her eyes watered and he knew she was softening. He just had to
show her how much she meant to him and everything would be okay.
 I can t do it, Trevor, she said, shaking her head.  I can t go from being nothing to you to suddenly
being your wife. How do I know that anything will change? I can t be married to a man who s never
even held my hand in public or acknowledged me in any other way than just his tenant.
As much as he hated to admit it, she had a point. For the past couple of months he d been pretending
that the best thing in his life didn t exist and that hadn t been fair to either one of them. Now that he
gave it some thought he realized his current plan was kind of ridiculous. It would never work if she
didn t trust that he meant what he was telling her. Ignoring her the way he had in public, and god was
he a fucking moron, and then getting married was never going to work. He needed to show her how
much he loved her and he needed her to know that he saw her as more than just his little tenant.
She was absolutely everything to him.
 That s a good point, he said, standing up.
 I m glad you understand, Trevor. I think it s best if we-
 How s your head? he asked, interrupting her.
 Doesn t hurt that much, she admitted.
 Are you hungry? he asked, knowing that she must be starving.
 Yes, but I think-
 We should go out on a date tonight? I totally agree, he said, cutting her off because he had a feeling
that she was about to suggest something he wouldn t like.
 A date? she repeated, sounding a bit confused.
 Yeah, a date, he said, grabbing her hands and pulling her to her feet while she still looked confused
as hell. He gave her a little nudge to get her moving in the direction of the stairs.  You know where I
pick you up, you keep me waiting for a half hour, we go out, and I charm you while you hang on my
every word. We eat, we talk and then at the end of the night you invite me in for a cup of coffee and I
pretend to think it over since I m such a gentleman, he said, choosing to ignore her little snort of
disbelief as he guided her towards the stairs.
 But-
 No, buts, he said, giving her another nudge to get her up the stairs.  Get your little butt up there and
put something on that will drive me out of my mind.
 But-
 Go, he said, giving her another nudge that thankfully got her moving.  The sooner you get dressed
the sooner you can start fawning over me like a proper date and remember just because I agreed to go
out on this date with you doesn t mean that I m easy. I expect you to do a little work to get me out of
my pants.
He couldn t have his future wife thinking he was easy after all.
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 What do you think, the blue one or the green one? she asked, holding up of the pretty tops that she d
bought a few months back, but hadn t had the chance or reason to wear.
Until now.
She couldn t believe she was going on a date with Trevor. Although she was nervous about what
people would say after their one and only date, especially when she started to show, right now she
really couldn t care less. She knew people were going to talk after the babies were born and a lot of
them were going to make issue out of the fact that Trevor was the father and because of that they d
probably always think the babies were either conceived out of pity or a night of drunken stupidity.
If worse came to worse she would move out of town where she could keep her children away from
the majority of the gossip. There would always be talk, but as long as her children knew they were
loved she could deal with all the nonsense. There was plenty of time later to deal with the drama.
Right now she was going to enjoy her night with Trevor.
 Well? she asked, holding the blouses up higher, but the two dogs lounging on Trevor s bed weren t
exactly helpful as they took turns licking Mr. Cuddles face.  I guess I ll go with the green one, she
decided. They matched Trevor s eyes, but she didn t say that out loud mostly because she didn t know
where Trevor was exactly and didn t want to take the chance of coming off as even more pathetic.
It was bad enough that he knew she was in love with him. He didn t need to know that she was also
kind of pathetic. Even though she had no plans of accepting his ludicrous proposal, she fully planned
on enjoying this night with him.
Tonight he was hers and not just when they were alone. Tonight she was going to know how it felt to
have every woman wish that they were her because she was with Trevor. For once people weren t
going to assume that she was his frumpy little sister, because tonight she didn t have to hide her
feelings for him.
Even though she had absolutely no doubt that he cared for her she really didn t think he loved her.
How could he? She wasn t beautiful or special in any way, besides if he loved her he would have
shown her long before he found out that she was pregnant. It was kind of nice that he was willing to
lie to her to make her feel better and for tonight, just tonight, she was going to pretend that he really
did love her and enjoy her one special night with him. When the kids asked about their relationship
she could honestly tell them after tonight that they d dated and it just hadn t worked out.
Tomorrow she would find a new place, a smaller place that she d be able to afford with her savings
for the few months that she wouldn t be able to work. She didn t have to ask to know that Trevor
would help her financially, at least where the kids were concerned. It was more than her mother ever
had so at least she wouldn t ever have to worry that she wouldn t be able to support her kids, because [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]