Intimate Secrets (The Love and Danger Series)

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Authors: Elizabeth Lennox
Tags: Romance
“You said I didn’t have to worry about it anymore.”  His hands fisted at his sides.  “You said you would take care of it!”
    His voice rose several octaves as he spoke and the last question startled the little baby.  Her head turned and her blue eyes captured his, held him hostage.  He couldn’t breathe while this tiny human looked across the few feet of space that separated them.  They continued to stare at each other, Walker trying to make sense, the little human trying to determine if he was safe or dangerous. 
    He knew that , right now, he was very dangerous.  He needed answers and he wasn’t leaving until he could figure out what had happened. 
    Amy stared at him, her mind going back to that day when she’d told him about her pregnancy.  She’d been crying, not sure what he might think about an accidental pregnancy.  Their affair had been so hot, so fast, burning with an intensity that only seemed to increase as they got to know each other instead of diminishing with familiarity.  Every touch, every meeting, she just wanted him more. 
    And he’d made her laugh!  Oh goodness, how she’d laughed with him.  He wasn’t so much of a laugher as he was just a smiler.  He would show his amusement through his eyes or with a slight tilt of his mouth.  But he would tell her things with a dry sense of humor that would tickle her. 
    Oh a nd he would tickle her unmercifully!  Since he was stronger and so much bigger, he could pin her down and tickle her until she was almost crying.  And then he would make love to her until she was crying again, sometimes sobbing with the emotional connection she’d felt for him.  Too many nights, she’d lain in his arms feeling warm and secure – feeling like she was a princess simply because Walker was holding her close.  As she slept, she could feel him, know that he was close.  No one could hurt her with him near.  He had been her rock.
    And then she’d given him the news about her pregnancy.  She’d already been about ten weeks along when she’d figured it out.  She’d been so deliriously happy with him that she hadn’t even noticed that her periods hadn’t occurred for the previous two months.  It was only when she started to feel sick each morning that she ’d started to suspect.  But even then, the morning sickness had been mild.  Nothing to really worry about.
    But she’d taken a pregnancy test, just to be sure.
    Lilly was the result and for every tear filled night after Walker had left her, she had Lilly’s bright smiles or her giggles to soothe the pain. 
    She lifted Lilly up and went to the pantry to get her dinner.  “I did deal with it.  You didn’t need to worry about it, nor do you need to worry about us now.  We’re fine.  I took care of everything.”  She settled Lilly in her high chair and opened a jar of peas.  They looked disgusting, but Lilly loved them.  “So why are you still here?  I don’t want anything from you.  Lilly and I are doing just fine.  I have a good job w ith excellent health care.  The last three months of the pregnancy were difficult and the first two months after Lilly’s birth were…” she tried to figure out a way to describe the absolute joy of her new daughter but also include the painful trial and error, the sheer terror of being a new mom…words simply couldn’t describe the experience.  “Difficult and wonderful,” she finally finished.  “But we’re fine.  You didn’t want to deal with this a year ago and I’m not asking you to deal with this now.”
    Walker almost choked on his fury.  “Didn’t want to deal with…!”  He ran a hand through his hair.  “Didn’t…” he stammered over his words for the first time in his life.  No, actually the second.  The first time had been when he’d first seen Amy in the coffee shop but she didn’t know it since he’d waited to approach her so he didn’t look like a stammering idiot.  “That’s my child!” he

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