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say that.”
    All he did was nod as he followed me back to the room.
    As I climbed in my bed, he didn’t hesitate to join me on the other side. I sat down on my side while he went back to flipping through the stations on the television. Was this the way things were going to go? There was a TV in the living room, yet he was here. In my bed, relaxing against my headboard as if he owned it.
    There was a pat on my pillow, but he didn’t look at me or say anything. I eased down, getting comfortable as I tried to adjust to how things were playing out. If this continued, it wouldn’t be good. Sure, I could guard myself living under the same roof…if we weren’t constantly together. But this, surely the dam holding our lust would break at some point. Well, mine would. And then what?

Chapter 5
    Devlin
     
    “Don’t jump,” the pig said. “You can’t fly.”
    I looked down at Ava, smiling, as I read her one of the books in her massive collection. “I can, too. Watch. The bird spread his wings, flapping them and moving a few inches off the ground.
    “But I don’t have w ings,” the pig said, snorting. “How did you get yours?”
    Ava’s hand came out , pointing at the page.
    “Yeah, that’s a bird, ” I said, watching as she studied it.
    “Ma ma ma.” She giggled, dragging her finger over the page.
    “Well, your mother is sort of a like a bird.” My smile fell. “She likes to fly.” She likes to run.
    “So, if I’m the bird, does that make you the pig?” Victoria laughed as she walked into the room. I stood, my mouth parting at her appearance. She was wearing make-up and a wine colored dress that reached just above her knees. It matched the lipstick and I longed to run my finger over it, smearing the shade across her cheek as my mouth ravaged hers.
    Ava squirmed and I adjusted her in my arms as I tried to focus on Victoria. “Wow, are you going somewhere?”
    She shrugged. “You had a date tonight and …well, Daniel called and asked if he could stop by to talk over a few things. I invited him to have dinner here. You don’t mind, do you? I mean, Ava will be asleep and you won’t have to see him or anything.”
    Jealousy clawed at my insides. “You’re having dinner with Daniel? And he knows you’re pregnant…by me?”
    “I told him. But it’s not a date, not really. Just dinner over some options he said he came up with.”
    “Legal? ” Flashes of the other man’s Family Practice had my lip practically snarling and I didn’t need her answer. “For Ava.”
    Victoria glanced over at her. “I went to him originally to see where I stood for when I told you—”
    “And then you started dating him?”
    “No,” she said, shaking her head. “That came first. I didn’t even know what type of lawyer he was then. Devlin, let’s not do this. I have no intentions of trying to keep Ava away from you. He just wants to go over everything and see how things are with me. Lorraine told him I was in the hospital. I think he’s just concerned.” She stepped forward. “Why don’t you give her to me and I’ll put her to sleep while you go get ready for your own date.”
    It was getting late. Reluctantly, I handed her over.
    “Da da da.” Her tiny arms came back out to me and I froze, meeting Victoria’s surprised expression. Those three words…they took my breath away. Burning once again stung my eyes and I could hardly see the beautiful little girl who stared at me like I was actually someone important. Like someone she wanted to keep around. The completion she gave me inside, I didn’t even have words for.
    “That’s right,” I whispered, taking her back from Victoria. “I’m your dad.” Her tiny body rested against my chest and I started bouncing her, something I noticed she liked over the last three days. It didn’t take me long to get her to sleep that way.
    Victoria’s hand rubbed down my bicep and she smiled, leaving the room. My heart still pounded in my chest and the burning in my