He chokes and tears trickle down his face from his puffy eyes. I knew this day was going to be bad but I didn’t realize how bad. My heart shatters and aches for him. I know this has to be so hard. It’s hard for me. But for him, I can’t imagine how hard it is. Stacy turns and stares at me, like he doesn’t know what to say. “Tell me Stacy, I can take it.” He sobs. I get on my knees and I crawl on the floor over to Johnathan he is watching me the whole way. I sit down beside him and put my hand on his thigh. Oh, he is still so gorgeous, even with red eyes. “Short Stack?” he whimpers. “Yes, I’m here.” I whisper rubbing his thigh. “I got clean baby. I got clean to be with you.” He mutters and then sorrowfully coughs and swallows hard as tears slowly trickle down his cheeks. I give him a soft smile. “I know you did.” I pat his leg. “It’ll be okay. Everything will be okay.” He chokes back another cry. “No it won’t. I did this for you. To show you I love you baby. I love you so much. I couldn’t stop thinking about you the whole time. You’re all that matters to me. Now you’re having Stacy’s baby. And you’re not going to want me anymore. Are you? I want you so much.” He pleads. I can’t believe this man think’s they are Stacy’s and would still want to be with me. He is amazing. No wonder I love him. “Johnathan you are going to be a daddy to Cassandras baby. Isn’t that enough to deal with today? Let’s get past that right now, first.” I say gently. I just want him to take one thing at a time. He’s not thinking rationally. “No, I waited six weeks to be with you. You’re going to let me love you if I have to tie you to a chair.” He says with a dark smile and his pain in the ass personality is coming back. Thank heavens! “Well I’m pregnant, so you can’t tie me to a chair. I’d pee myself in an hour.” I tease and he smiles crookedly at me. “I don’t care if you’re pregnant or whose baby that is as long as I get to be with you. It can be Don Juan’s or Deacons or Stacy’s I don’t care as long as you promise to be mine.” My heart soars. This man does love me! Butterflies are going pitter pat in my tummy. “Well I guess it’s a good thing they’re yours.” I say with a big smile. He snatches me up and drags me into his lap his body crushing me into a sideways hug. I turn into him and press my face against his upper chest right under his neck. “Are you serious the baby is mine?” he pants, his voice laced with excitement. “You don’t listen when I talk do you?” I tease inhaling his scent. He smells of laundry soap, spicy cologne and it’s just him. The cigarette scent is gone though. I don’t think I’ll miss it. “Huh?” “I didn’t say baby.” “Okay?” he sounds confused. “I said babies. As in plural.” “Oh my god!” he screams happily and holds me tighter. “Let go.” I choke out. I can barely breathe. He lets up. “Oh, sorry. So were having more than one baby?” “Two. I’m not having a litter.” I kiss his chest. Oh how I’ve missed him. “I can’t believe I’m going to be a dad!” he screeches. “Is that okay? I know it wasn’t planned. I didn’t know how to tell you. Or if I wanted to. And you’re going to be a dad to two different women’s babies. Three kids. That’s a lot.” “HER BABY. IS NOT MINE.” He says sternly with hatred in his voice. “I think it is.” I whisper into his warm chest. He grabs me gently by the arms and pulls me away from him. I look into his beautiful green eyes that resemble mine. They sparkle and have this beautiful blue haze right around the pupil. Mine have orange. “Baby, I used a condom with her and I didn’t come. There is zero way that baby is mine.” He states, staring lovingly into my soul. “How do you know? Pre-come has some sperm and you pre-come a lot if I remember correctly.” I shoot him a sly smile and James