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again.” I let my hand fall from her hair. I sounded like a pathetic, whiny piece of shit. I shifted the truck into gear and eased back out onto the road.
Dylan didn’t move from my side. She simply took my hand in hers and placed her head against my shoulder. At least, I didn’t scare her totally away.
Dylan
My heart beat at such a rate I was sure it was ringing in Ethan’s ear. Being that close to him was a bad idea. Holding his hand made it impossible to think straight. The way I felt at home with him, I had no doubt whatever his secrets were, they weren’t good ones. I’d never willingly leave him. And now, I had a pretty little lie too. His sweet baby was growing in my belly. I couldn’t bring myself to tell him. I needed to remember what his secrets were before I even knew if I could keep our little miracle.
Ethan turned the radio back up when I didn’t say anything. I couldn’t say anything, because if I did I would say too much.
We rode for miles before I decided I needed to break the silence and say something about what he said to me. But I had no idea what to say. I still wasn’t sure what had separated us to begin with. When those facts are exposed, where would we be then? I still haven’t decided if I was keeping the baby or giving him up for adoption. Did I have the right to run and hide and keep his child from him? Was it my right to take that choice away from him? I needed to remember so I could know which way to turn. I could pretend as if it was a causal relationship or face the truth? In five months, our world would be changed forever. I pushed my forearm against the small bulge lying under an oversized tee-shirt and knew it was not a secret I could hide much longer.
“I have enough memories to know what we shared was special. I remember making love to you while we were crying.” I said and glanced up at his stunning face. I was comforted by the look of awe that shone in his eyes. I licked my lips before I continued. “But I have no idea why we were crying. Dr. Sawyer says I have to regain my memories on my own. That forcing them on me could do more harm than good. But how can I move forward when I don’t even know what I am moving from?” I held my head down and hid behind the veil of my hair. Being there with him was stupid. I loved him and didn’t even know why? I was pregnant with his child and was too scared to tell him. How could I hope for a future when I didn’t even know what our past was?
He pushed my hair back over my shoulder. “I do remember what we had, and I’ll do anything I can to build a future with you. But I understand that, in a lot of ways, we have to start over. That we cannot pick up where we left off. But whatever it takes, I’ll show you every day what we can be together.”
I nodded and laid my head back on his shoulder. I had no other choice than to give us a chance. I would learn to trust him then tell him about the baby. He would either want to be a part of our child’s life or run like a mad man and leave me alone again. I hated secrets and liars, but I had no option than to become one if I was to protect what was left of my sanity.
“We’re almost there, sweet Privy,” he whispered against my hair.
I loved the feel of his lips as they moved over my scalp. I looked up at him and he smiled.
“And where is that?” I asked, and made sure to smile to hide my nervousness.
“The airport. We’re going to pick up a large bucket of chicken and watch the airplanes.”
We didn’t speak for the longest time. We didn’t need words. It was simply perfect just to be together.
Ethan pointed over to a Gus’s Fried Chicken sign. I had heard of Gus’s chicken my whole life but never had the privilege of actually eating it. “I have always wanted some chicken from here.”
He wiggled his eyebrows. “You haven’t lived until you’ve gotten all greasy from a bucket of old Gus’s
Dylan didn’t move from my side. She simply took my hand in hers and placed her head against my shoulder. At least, I didn’t scare her totally away.
Dylan
My heart beat at such a rate I was sure it was ringing in Ethan’s ear. Being that close to him was a bad idea. Holding his hand made it impossible to think straight. The way I felt at home with him, I had no doubt whatever his secrets were, they weren’t good ones. I’d never willingly leave him. And now, I had a pretty little lie too. His sweet baby was growing in my belly. I couldn’t bring myself to tell him. I needed to remember what his secrets were before I even knew if I could keep our little miracle.
Ethan turned the radio back up when I didn’t say anything. I couldn’t say anything, because if I did I would say too much.
We rode for miles before I decided I needed to break the silence and say something about what he said to me. But I had no idea what to say. I still wasn’t sure what had separated us to begin with. When those facts are exposed, where would we be then? I still haven’t decided if I was keeping the baby or giving him up for adoption. Did I have the right to run and hide and keep his child from him? Was it my right to take that choice away from him? I needed to remember so I could know which way to turn. I could pretend as if it was a causal relationship or face the truth? In five months, our world would be changed forever. I pushed my forearm against the small bulge lying under an oversized tee-shirt and knew it was not a secret I could hide much longer.
“I have enough memories to know what we shared was special. I remember making love to you while we were crying.” I said and glanced up at his stunning face. I was comforted by the look of awe that shone in his eyes. I licked my lips before I continued. “But I have no idea why we were crying. Dr. Sawyer says I have to regain my memories on my own. That forcing them on me could do more harm than good. But how can I move forward when I don’t even know what I am moving from?” I held my head down and hid behind the veil of my hair. Being there with him was stupid. I loved him and didn’t even know why? I was pregnant with his child and was too scared to tell him. How could I hope for a future when I didn’t even know what our past was?
He pushed my hair back over my shoulder. “I do remember what we had, and I’ll do anything I can to build a future with you. But I understand that, in a lot of ways, we have to start over. That we cannot pick up where we left off. But whatever it takes, I’ll show you every day what we can be together.”
I nodded and laid my head back on his shoulder. I had no other choice than to give us a chance. I would learn to trust him then tell him about the baby. He would either want to be a part of our child’s life or run like a mad man and leave me alone again. I hated secrets and liars, but I had no option than to become one if I was to protect what was left of my sanity.
“We’re almost there, sweet Privy,” he whispered against my hair.
I loved the feel of his lips as they moved over my scalp. I looked up at him and he smiled.
“And where is that?” I asked, and made sure to smile to hide my nervousness.
“The airport. We’re going to pick up a large bucket of chicken and watch the airplanes.”
We didn’t speak for the longest time. We didn’t need words. It was simply perfect just to be together.
Ethan pointed over to a Gus’s Fried Chicken sign. I had heard of Gus’s chicken my whole life but never had the privilege of actually eating it. “I have always wanted some chicken from here.”
He wiggled his eyebrows. “You haven’t lived until you’ve gotten all greasy from a bucket of old Gus’s
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