didn’t shake my hand off this time.
*****
Lee
I was the world’s biggest jerk.
Whether I was annoyed or not, Kyle didn’t deserve to be humiliated like that , in front of a classroom full of his peers and professor.
I sat numbly in my chair, waiting on Kyle to return from the counter with our order. I couldn’t keep my mind from drifting back to what he had said .
‘You’re the only one in this whole damn world who can hurt me. ’
Kyle had a way with words. I couldn’t believe everything he said.
That was the rational side of my brain, thinking. My heart, on the other hand, was banging around frantically in my chest.
“I got you a decaf, because…Well, you know,” Kyle muttered, placing a cup of black, decaffeinated coffee in front of me.
I smiled as graciously as I could, eying his strong kick-ass mug of coffee.
Men had all the luck in the world.
“Thanks,” I muttered, adding a sachet of sugar to my mug and a good dollop of milk.
Kyle slid into the chair opposite me and picked up my spoon, to stir his coffee.
“So was there an emergency? Or were you just pissed with me in general?” he asked, unzipping his coat and tugging it off.
My gaze drifted down to the fitted black sweater he was wearing. The rain had soaked through his coat, and his sweater was molded to his chest, emphasizing every sculpted muscle…
“There was at the time,” I muttered, dragging my mind out of the gutter and my lowering my eyes from Kyle’s body. “Now I feel kind of stupid about it. I was over dramatic.”
He chuckled, and I felt his fingers nudge my chin upwards. “You’re pregnant, princess. You can be as overdramatic, as you want.”
His blue eyes were snaring me, and I had to look away or I’d be in trouble.
More than I already was.
“I need to go back to work, Kyle,” I urged. “I’m smothering inside the house. I have to earn a living. I have things to pay for; I have stuff I need to get for the baby.”
Kyle sighed and clutched my hand in his. “You don’t need to pay for a damn thing, Lee, not a penny. You…The baby, I will provide anything you both need. Let me take care of you, of both of you.”
I shook my head, at a loss.
He’d paid for enough.
Kyle had taken care of my hospital bills, and the letter that had arrived in the post the other day, confirmed that I now, miraculously, had medical cover and not the cheap kind either.
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to say to that, Kyle.”
He clutched my hand tighter, stroking my palm with his thumb. “You’re not supposed to say anything, baby. This is what I’m here for. You know I have the money, I’ll pay for my responsibilities.”
“I’ll pay for my responsibilities.”
Disgust filled me. I jerked my hand away and stood up quickly.
“Wait, Lee, I didn’t mean that the way it came out.”
I shrugged on my coat, buttoning it quickly.
“I know what you meant, Kyle.” I wrapped my scarf around my neck with a vengeance. “Why don’t you just say, you’ll pay for your mistakes? That’s how you really feel. Well, I don’t want your money; I never have and never will. I am not Rachel. I was never with you , for what I could get.”
*****
Kyle
Someone should buy me a muzzle. Maybe then, I wouldn’t put my foot in my mouth so often.
“Lee,” I called out, chasing after her.
She quickened her pace, breaking into a run, she hurried across the quad.
Running away from me, again.
I caught up with her and clasped her arm. “Lee, baby, listen, I know you’re upset, but the ground is slippery. It’s too dangerous for you to be rushing off like that.”
She stiffened at first and then slowly relaxed.
“I’m sorry,” I coaxed. “Just let me take you home, okay?”
Nodding stiffly, she turned around. Her nose was red, her eyes watery.
“It’s a cold, I’m not crying.”
I cringed, but kept my expression neutral. She didn’t want me to know how
*****
Lee
I was the world’s biggest jerk.
Whether I was annoyed or not, Kyle didn’t deserve to be humiliated like that , in front of a classroom full of his peers and professor.
I sat numbly in my chair, waiting on Kyle to return from the counter with our order. I couldn’t keep my mind from drifting back to what he had said .
‘You’re the only one in this whole damn world who can hurt me. ’
Kyle had a way with words. I couldn’t believe everything he said.
That was the rational side of my brain, thinking. My heart, on the other hand, was banging around frantically in my chest.
“I got you a decaf, because…Well, you know,” Kyle muttered, placing a cup of black, decaffeinated coffee in front of me.
I smiled as graciously as I could, eying his strong kick-ass mug of coffee.
Men had all the luck in the world.
“Thanks,” I muttered, adding a sachet of sugar to my mug and a good dollop of milk.
Kyle slid into the chair opposite me and picked up my spoon, to stir his coffee.
“So was there an emergency? Or were you just pissed with me in general?” he asked, unzipping his coat and tugging it off.
My gaze drifted down to the fitted black sweater he was wearing. The rain had soaked through his coat, and his sweater was molded to his chest, emphasizing every sculpted muscle…
“There was at the time,” I muttered, dragging my mind out of the gutter and my lowering my eyes from Kyle’s body. “Now I feel kind of stupid about it. I was over dramatic.”
He chuckled, and I felt his fingers nudge my chin upwards. “You’re pregnant, princess. You can be as overdramatic, as you want.”
His blue eyes were snaring me, and I had to look away or I’d be in trouble.
More than I already was.
“I need to go back to work, Kyle,” I urged. “I’m smothering inside the house. I have to earn a living. I have things to pay for; I have stuff I need to get for the baby.”
Kyle sighed and clutched my hand in his. “You don’t need to pay for a damn thing, Lee, not a penny. You…The baby, I will provide anything you both need. Let me take care of you, of both of you.”
I shook my head, at a loss.
He’d paid for enough.
Kyle had taken care of my hospital bills, and the letter that had arrived in the post the other day, confirmed that I now, miraculously, had medical cover and not the cheap kind either.
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to say to that, Kyle.”
He clutched my hand tighter, stroking my palm with his thumb. “You’re not supposed to say anything, baby. This is what I’m here for. You know I have the money, I’ll pay for my responsibilities.”
“I’ll pay for my responsibilities.”
Disgust filled me. I jerked my hand away and stood up quickly.
“Wait, Lee, I didn’t mean that the way it came out.”
I shrugged on my coat, buttoning it quickly.
“I know what you meant, Kyle.” I wrapped my scarf around my neck with a vengeance. “Why don’t you just say, you’ll pay for your mistakes? That’s how you really feel. Well, I don’t want your money; I never have and never will. I am not Rachel. I was never with you , for what I could get.”
*****
Kyle
Someone should buy me a muzzle. Maybe then, I wouldn’t put my foot in my mouth so often.
“Lee,” I called out, chasing after her.
She quickened her pace, breaking into a run, she hurried across the quad.
Running away from me, again.
I caught up with her and clasped her arm. “Lee, baby, listen, I know you’re upset, but the ground is slippery. It’s too dangerous for you to be rushing off like that.”
She stiffened at first and then slowly relaxed.
“I’m sorry,” I coaxed. “Just let me take you home, okay?”
Nodding stiffly, she turned around. Her nose was red, her eyes watery.
“It’s a cold, I’m not crying.”
I cringed, but kept my expression neutral. She didn’t want me to know how
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