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That should be my decision, Logan,” she snapped again. She sighed. “I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be so…” She stopped when Logan stepped closer and put his hand on her arm.
    “Look, I’m sorry for whatever it is that I did to hurt you,” he said. “I never meant to.”
    Well, that kind of knocked her over a bit, taking the wind out of her sails. “Oh. Okay,” she said. He wasn’t really apologizing, though. Maybe he had picked up on the way her thoughts were going, as he put his other hand on her shoulder.
    “I love you. I’m sorry I didn’t stay and make you listen to me last night. I’m not your dad, Julia. I’m okay. I’m not going to lose it. I love you and the girls. We have a kid on the way. Your girls are a package deal with you, honey. You think I’m going to let your ex just waltz in here and take them away from the best mother I’ve ever seen?”
    She swallowed and felt a burning in her eyes when Logan didn’t move away. He was here in front of her, touching her. He wasn’t Kevin. She knew that deep down. “I can’t believe he would do this to me. Logan, he cheated on me the entire time we were married.”
    “I know, but I’m not him.”
    “He sees the girls two weeks in the summer and every other Christmas. He’s not a part of their lives, and he thinks he can walk right in and take them from me after all this time?”
    “He can’t, and he won’t. I won’t let him, Julia.”
    There was something about Logan’s eyes—an intensity that shone there. She’d never expected to find that in a man. The fact was that he wanted her, and he was still there after all her bitching, after she had done everything she could to push him away. Maybe that was why she felt ashamed.
    He touched her face then.
    “I’m sorry, Logan,” she said.
    His lips twitched as if he was trying not to smile. He framed her face with both hands. “You look tired. This lawyer thing? Honey, this stays in the family. We fight together, we stick together, and this baby is going to be the luckiest baby around to have a mama like you.”
    “Hey, you’re pregnant?” Samuel cried. He was in the doorway, grinning at Logan. “You forgot to share the most important part, big brother!”
    Julia could feel her face warm, and Logan slid his hand over her belly, touching what he already felt was his child. “Yes, Julia is pregnant,” he finally said.
    “Nice,” Samuel added, though Julia wasn’t sure by the expression on his face whether he was happy for them or worried for his brother. “Julia, there’s some guy in here who wants to order lunch…and I really don’t think you want me to cook for you.”
    “I’m so sorry,” she said. She went to move, but Logan was still in front of her, and he slid his hand around her waist and leaned down, pressing his lips to hers. The kiss was so light and close, and she hadn’t realized how much she needed his touch and this closeness. She licked her lips when he pulled away.
    “We okay?” he said, so low that only she could hear, and she knew what he meant. He was a man of few words.
    She took a breath and nodded. “Yeah, we’re okay.”

Chapter 11
    J ulia had been moving back and forth through the kitchen, the girls by her side, setting the table and finally laying out the steaming hot, breaded chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, and cornbread that had been left over from the café.
    Logan pulled a chair out for her as he and his brother chatted. “Sit down, honey,” he said.
    “This looks great! Can’t remember the last time I had a home-cooked meal,” Samuel added.
    Logan took Julia’s hand in his when she sat down, and she squeezed, letting out a sigh and leaning a little closer. “Smells great, Julia,” he said. “Girls, great job helping your mom.” Logan winked at Trinity and Dawn, and they giggled.
    Trinity took the seat beside Samuel. After meeting him, both girls had been talking his ear off nonstop. Another uncle! they had said, overjoyed to