“Just give me a couple of weeks. Please, Heather, you’re the only person I want to be with, but I can’t leave her right now. I’d be a dick if I walked out on her and left her like this. ”
I knew he was right, but I also knew that Lynda was going to do everything in her power to keep Josh.
“She’s going to trick you into staying with her, Josh. I don’t trust her.
I felt sick to my stomach.
“Please, princess, just give me some time. I promise that we’ll be together. I promise. ”
He pulled me to him and kissed me with so much passion that it felt like he was trying to pour his love into my body. Then, he pulled away and smiled at me.
“I love you, Heather. I love you more than anything. ”
“I love you, too, Josh. I probably need to get back to Mason. What about your truck?”
“I’ll see what time Gunner and Ells are leaving, and I’ll catch a ride back with them to get my truck. Can we spend some time together before I come back to Austin?”
As much as I wanted to say yes, I shook my head.
“I don’t think it would be right, not while you’re still with Lynda. ”
He looked down and stared at the ground. When he looked back up, he had tears in his eyes, and my heart was breaking all over again.
“Please wait for me, Heather. Please. ”
I smiled, leaned over, and kissed him softly on the lips.
I turned and walked out of the elevator. I left the hospital and headed toward my car.
I didn’t start crying until I pulled out and drove away.
The worse feeling came over me. Lynda was not going to give up on Josh without a fight.
I also knew she wasn’t going to fight fair.
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
JEFF
I walked into the Oasis with Luke in my arms and Ari at my side. My baby boy, the love of my life, was two months old.
Ari looked beautiful, and just by looking at her, I would have never known she had a baby two months ago. She’d been riding Star and Sweet Pea bareback for weeks, and she seemed to be in heaven now that she could ride again.
I looked around for Gunner and Ellie.
“There they are!” Ari said, pointing to where they were standing in the waiting area.
We walked up to Gunner and Ellie and saw Jack, Grace, Emma, and Garrett with them.
“So, the gangs all here now,” Garrett said with a wink.
“Let me hold that baby,” Emma said as I handed Luke over to her.
Grace and Emma walked over to a bench and sat down.
When I put my hand on Ellie’s growing belly, I instantly felt the baby kick. Ellie and I both started to laugh.
“Still not going to find out?” I asked.