just helped me get over the shock. You made me realize what I was there to do.”
“ All I said was, ‘get your mind off of your giant snatch and into this game. Do you want to have this baby or not? The faster you push her out, the quicker it goes back to its normal size.’ It was the truth.”
“You got me back on track, so thank you.”
“Thank you, Van. For everything.” She knew I loved her and appreciated her friendship. “You ’ r e pretty darn awesome yourself.”
She smiled and stood up. “Tell me something I don’t already know.” Her smile made me smile as she held her hand out for me. I took it and let her guide me back into the house. Colt nodded as I let go of his wife and went upstairs to be with mine. She needed me and this was my time to be that person she could always count on. We promised for better or worse and I stuck to my promises when it came to family.
Chapter 9
Miranda
It was like a bad dream ; like all of my happiness was being taken away from me. I could n’t sit at that dinner table any longer. There was no way I could look at Ty and not burst into tears. I could feel his pain and his worry without even talking to him. I knew it was ripping him apart.
I was so relieved when everyone suggested that I lay down for a little while. Van had come upstairs and tried to get me to relax, but I couldn’t help from worrying. There was a chance that Bella was going to find out that Tucker was her real father. As much as that hurt me, it was killing my husband.
After Van left , I cried myself to sleep. I just want ed the pain and worry to go away. I wanted to wake up from this nightmare.
Strong arms wrapped around me and woke me from my sleep. As I opened my eyes, I wasn’t awake enough to be prepared to see his eyes so bloodshot. He didn’t say anything, as he tried to smile when I looked up at him. Unfortunately, as I reached my arms out for him, he started to cry again. It hurt me so much hearing him like that. I’d seen Ty cry before, but it was out of happiness, not pain.
There were no words I could say to make it go away. My body trembled in his arms, but I refused to let go of him. I refused to back down from being there for him.
“We are goin’ to be okay, Ty. You are the only d addy she is ever goin’ to have. Nobody can make her stop lovin’ you.”
He wiped his eyes and shook his head. “One day she will hate me. One day she will understand the truth and hate me for lying to her. She will resent me. I should have never thought I could have her for myself. I never should have believed that she was mine forever.”
“Ty , she is yours, in every single way that matters, Babe. She chose you from the very moment she was born. Tucker has nothing to do with who raised her. It was all you. It’s always been you.” I wiped his face and kissed his lips. He kept his eyes closed and just held me close to his body.
He buried his head into my chest and I stroked his hair . We said nothing and that was probably for the best. Bella was his breaking point. She could make him cry with the drop of a hat, but normally they were happy tears from him being so excited about something she’d done. This was something so terrible.
I started to worry about that woman getting to see Bella. If she won visitation , could she have her name changed? How far was she going to go to ruin my life? She’d had nothing to do with my child, why now? Why now all of the sudden was she doing this? Did us running into her make all of this happen?
Then my mind really started to wander. If Ty lost Bella, would he still want me?
Neither one of us got much sleep that night and we couldn’t function the next day either. Finally, the next day , Colt’s lawyer showed up at the ranch. He took us into Colt’s office and started reading all of the paperwork. After making a few calls, he cleared his throat and wrote a few more things down.
“Okay folks, as it stands right now, Mrs. Chase is petitio
“ All I said was, ‘get your mind off of your giant snatch and into this game. Do you want to have this baby or not? The faster you push her out, the quicker it goes back to its normal size.’ It was the truth.”
“You got me back on track, so thank you.”
“Thank you, Van. For everything.” She knew I loved her and appreciated her friendship. “You ’ r e pretty darn awesome yourself.”
She smiled and stood up. “Tell me something I don’t already know.” Her smile made me smile as she held her hand out for me. I took it and let her guide me back into the house. Colt nodded as I let go of his wife and went upstairs to be with mine. She needed me and this was my time to be that person she could always count on. We promised for better or worse and I stuck to my promises when it came to family.
Chapter 9
Miranda
It was like a bad dream ; like all of my happiness was being taken away from me. I could n’t sit at that dinner table any longer. There was no way I could look at Ty and not burst into tears. I could feel his pain and his worry without even talking to him. I knew it was ripping him apart.
I was so relieved when everyone suggested that I lay down for a little while. Van had come upstairs and tried to get me to relax, but I couldn’t help from worrying. There was a chance that Bella was going to find out that Tucker was her real father. As much as that hurt me, it was killing my husband.
After Van left , I cried myself to sleep. I just want ed the pain and worry to go away. I wanted to wake up from this nightmare.
Strong arms wrapped around me and woke me from my sleep. As I opened my eyes, I wasn’t awake enough to be prepared to see his eyes so bloodshot. He didn’t say anything, as he tried to smile when I looked up at him. Unfortunately, as I reached my arms out for him, he started to cry again. It hurt me so much hearing him like that. I’d seen Ty cry before, but it was out of happiness, not pain.
There were no words I could say to make it go away. My body trembled in his arms, but I refused to let go of him. I refused to back down from being there for him.
“We are goin’ to be okay, Ty. You are the only d addy she is ever goin’ to have. Nobody can make her stop lovin’ you.”
He wiped his eyes and shook his head. “One day she will hate me. One day she will understand the truth and hate me for lying to her. She will resent me. I should have never thought I could have her for myself. I never should have believed that she was mine forever.”
“Ty , she is yours, in every single way that matters, Babe. She chose you from the very moment she was born. Tucker has nothing to do with who raised her. It was all you. It’s always been you.” I wiped his face and kissed his lips. He kept his eyes closed and just held me close to his body.
He buried his head into my chest and I stroked his hair . We said nothing and that was probably for the best. Bella was his breaking point. She could make him cry with the drop of a hat, but normally they were happy tears from him being so excited about something she’d done. This was something so terrible.
I started to worry about that woman getting to see Bella. If she won visitation , could she have her name changed? How far was she going to go to ruin my life? She’d had nothing to do with my child, why now? Why now all of the sudden was she doing this? Did us running into her make all of this happen?
Then my mind really started to wander. If Ty lost Bella, would he still want me?
Neither one of us got much sleep that night and we couldn’t function the next day either. Finally, the next day , Colt’s lawyer showed up at the ranch. He took us into Colt’s office and started reading all of the paperwork. After making a few calls, he cleared his throat and wrote a few more things down.
“Okay folks, as it stands right now, Mrs. Chase is petitio
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