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pregnant from
her step-brother and didn’t want anyone to know.”
“Not surprising. Both of them
were gross.”
“My mom never told me how she
found that out. All I knew was that she confronted Stacy and threatened to
demand a DNA test. The entire situation evaporated overnight.”
“Mmm. That’s great.”
“Did you tell my mom, Kenzie?”
Her eyes met his and she sighed.
“Our properties bordered each other. I saw Stacy and Skeeter fooling around in
their back pasture. When she turned up pregnant, I thought he was probably the
daddy. I mentioned it to your mom at the store one day. That’s all.”
Why hadn’t he asked his mom more
questions? Because he was the golden boy and he assumed everything would
always work out for him. When it did, time and again, he didn’t question it
because he considered it his due.
Everything Kenzie said at the
diner the night before came back to him. She had been a conquest, a
one-night-stand, and like all the others, he hadn’t called her back. Even
though he knew that for the first – and the last – time, he’d taken a
woman without protection. A virgin. He believed the birth control story
because he wanted to believe it.
Meanwhile, so much had
happened.
He didn’t deserve another chance
with this woman. He certainly hadn’t earned it. It didn’t change the fact
that he wanted it, he wanted her .
“MacKenzie, are you in love with
me?”
After a slight hesitation, Kenzie
shook her head.
Diesel stroked her hair, cupped
her head with his huge hand, and kissed her. She opened for him like a flower
seeking the sun, instantly and without reservation. Her hands moved over his
shoulders, stroking and kneading.
Kissing her had always blown his
mind.
“MacKenzie, are you in love with me?” There was a longer pause before she shook her head again.
He tilted her back over his arm
and kissed her jaw, down her neck, over the tops of her breasts. Her hands
went into his hair. Diesel stroked her side from her breasts to her hip. When
she was whimpering, breathless, and squirming in his arms, he lifted his head
and stared into her dark eyes.
He repeated gently, “MacKenzie,
are you in love with me?”
“I…didn’t mean to be, Diesel.
I’m sorry.”
“Why are you sorry?”
She sighed. “I said it was all
physical that night because I wanted one good memory so badly. Then I found
out I was pregnant and I was scared but I wanted the baby, your baby, as
a little reminder of you, of our night together. I don’t regret it because
Dalton is everything to me, I love him more than I love myself. None of the
rest matters.”
“You expect so little, Kenzie.”
“I’m satisfied with what I have ,
Diesel. I’ll never impose on your life.” She stroked his face. He hadn’t
shaved in more than twenty-four hours and the stubble was substantial. “You
look good with a little bit of beard.”
She stood and went to check on
Dalton then went into her room to get dressed.
Chapter Nine
Diesel sat where Kenzie left him,
his mind in turmoil. The guilt was the first thing he had to deal with. No
matter how things ended up between them, he needed to protect his son.
That was the easiest part.
He took out his cell phone and called
his lawyer. He told him about the immediate changes he wanted and didn’t give
the man a chance to question his decisions. He made it clear that he was to
have whatever paperwork he needed to sign ready and he’d be in to take care of
it.
When the shower stopped a few
minutes later, he went to talk to MacKenzie.
The bedroom door was partially
cracked – probably so she could listen for Dalton – and he pushed it open. His
heart practically stopped at the sight of her.
Framed in the sunlight-filled
window, wearing nothing but a black bra and panties, she made quite the
picture. Her hair was loose and flowing down her back, dark and
her step-brother and didn’t want anyone to know.”
“Not surprising. Both of them
were gross.”
“My mom never told me how she
found that out. All I knew was that she confronted Stacy and threatened to
demand a DNA test. The entire situation evaporated overnight.”
“Mmm. That’s great.”
“Did you tell my mom, Kenzie?”
Her eyes met his and she sighed.
“Our properties bordered each other. I saw Stacy and Skeeter fooling around in
their back pasture. When she turned up pregnant, I thought he was probably the
daddy. I mentioned it to your mom at the store one day. That’s all.”
Why hadn’t he asked his mom more
questions? Because he was the golden boy and he assumed everything would
always work out for him. When it did, time and again, he didn’t question it
because he considered it his due.
Everything Kenzie said at the
diner the night before came back to him. She had been a conquest, a
one-night-stand, and like all the others, he hadn’t called her back. Even
though he knew that for the first – and the last – time, he’d taken a
woman without protection. A virgin. He believed the birth control story
because he wanted to believe it.
Meanwhile, so much had
happened.
He didn’t deserve another chance
with this woman. He certainly hadn’t earned it. It didn’t change the fact
that he wanted it, he wanted her .
“MacKenzie, are you in love with
me?”
After a slight hesitation, Kenzie
shook her head.
Diesel stroked her hair, cupped
her head with his huge hand, and kissed her. She opened for him like a flower
seeking the sun, instantly and without reservation. Her hands moved over his
shoulders, stroking and kneading.
Kissing her had always blown his
mind.
“MacKenzie, are you in love with me?” There was a longer pause before she shook her head again.
He tilted her back over his arm
and kissed her jaw, down her neck, over the tops of her breasts. Her hands
went into his hair. Diesel stroked her side from her breasts to her hip. When
she was whimpering, breathless, and squirming in his arms, he lifted his head
and stared into her dark eyes.
He repeated gently, “MacKenzie,
are you in love with me?”
“I…didn’t mean to be, Diesel.
I’m sorry.”
“Why are you sorry?”
She sighed. “I said it was all
physical that night because I wanted one good memory so badly. Then I found
out I was pregnant and I was scared but I wanted the baby, your baby, as
a little reminder of you, of our night together. I don’t regret it because
Dalton is everything to me, I love him more than I love myself. None of the
rest matters.”
“You expect so little, Kenzie.”
“I’m satisfied with what I have ,
Diesel. I’ll never impose on your life.” She stroked his face. He hadn’t
shaved in more than twenty-four hours and the stubble was substantial. “You
look good with a little bit of beard.”
She stood and went to check on
Dalton then went into her room to get dressed.
Chapter Nine
Diesel sat where Kenzie left him,
his mind in turmoil. The guilt was the first thing he had to deal with. No
matter how things ended up between them, he needed to protect his son.
That was the easiest part.
He took out his cell phone and called
his lawyer. He told him about the immediate changes he wanted and didn’t give
the man a chance to question his decisions. He made it clear that he was to
have whatever paperwork he needed to sign ready and he’d be in to take care of
it.
When the shower stopped a few
minutes later, he went to talk to MacKenzie.
The bedroom door was partially
cracked – probably so she could listen for Dalton – and he pushed it open. His
heart practically stopped at the sight of her.
Framed in the sunlight-filled
window, wearing nothing but a black bra and panties, she made quite the
picture. Her hair was loose and flowing down her back, dark and
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