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together and I can show you around the city.”
    Abigail shook her head. “Hailey has school.”
    “It’s pre-school. But if you’re worried about her
missing work, we’ll bring some with us.”
    “I’ll think about it.”
    “Fair enough.” He could settle with that for now.
    “I need to get home.” Abigail’s eyes burned into his
and he wondered if she was looking for an excuse not to.
    Josh stepped closer and she didn’t move away.
Reaching out, he pulled her to him. “I’m here for you,” he whispered before
placing his lips on her cheek.
    Her face slowly turned into his and her lips were
inches away from his. Her eyes stared up at him, causing him to lose all focus.
He had to have this woman. His hand wrapped around her neck, tilting it up, and
his lips captured hers. Only this woman could fight with him and then heat him
up.
    “Get the hell off my property!” a man’s voice shouted
from behind them. Anger flooded him that his kiss with Abigail was ending much
too quickly.
    Abigail pulled away first. Josh spun around to see
the club owner coming their way with the bouncer.
    “I’m going to call the cops if you don’t leave this
instant,” the owner ordered.
    “Get out of here,” Josh said, directing the command
to Abigail.
    She didn’t argue. As soon as Abigail was out of the
parking lot, he turned back to the men standing there watching him. He thought
about saying something to them, but then changed his mind. These men weren’t
worth the tongue lashing.
     

 
     
    Chapter Six
     
    Abigail and Hailey had been in New York for almost a
week now. Abigail still couldn’t believe she was actually here. She had been
back and forth about the decision, but every time she looked at Hailey, she was
reminded of Josh. And as angry as she was, her heart still beat rapidly when he
crossed her mind.
    Since arriving, they had been to more places than
she could imagine visiting. Josh had taken them to the zoo, museums, parks,
restaurants. All the places were kid-friendly and Hailey had loved it. He’d
even hired a nanny for while they were there so Abigail could get a break as
well. It had been wonderful.
    They had yet to tell Hailey that Josh was her
father, but Abigail knew it would be soon. Hailey knew they were related but
didn’t yet know how. And it wasn’t fair to keep this from her. Josh had made it
clear he wasn’t going anywhere. He also told Abigail daily that he wanted them
both. And the more time Abigail was spending with him, the more she wanted it
just as much as he did.
    She couldn’t help but wonder though if she had told
him about Hailey years ago, would she be here in New York now? Would she have become
that hotshot lawyer she’d always dreamed of being? Or even have her own firm?
Would she have another child? And most importantly, would she be as happy as
she had been these last few days?
    Abigail sighed loudly. It was getting to be too much
with all the what ifs . Tonight Hailey was staying in with the nanny and
Josh was taking her out. She couldn’t wait to spend the evening with just him,
but knew they had to discuss telling Hailey he was her father and their return
to North Carolina. Abigail would love to stay here but knew she couldn’t. It
would be much too easy to be here and things had never been easy.
    Glancing in the mirror, she added her lipstick. Her
hair was styled with big bouncy curls. She wore a simple red dress that Josh
had delivered. He’d wanted to treat her all evening. She was positive he had
spent more than she made in a week on this dress.
    She was satisfied with her appearance. In her room,
she slipped on a pair of black heels and grabbed the matching clutch purse.
After leaving her room, she went to the next door down and found Hailey with
the nanny.
    “Mommy, you look beautiful.” Her daughter’s eyes lit
up.
    “Aw, thank you sweetie. Come give me a hug. I don’t
think I’ll be here when you go to bed tonight.”
    Hailey wrapped her arms around