Betting On Her: Love is a Gamble by Alexa Riley

Author:Alexa Riley [Riley, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

CHLOE

I close my eyes as if I can hide from what I’m seeing. Earlier I felt some cramps so I came to the bathroom to check, and there are three spots of blood on my panties. Now I’m really starting to freak out because the cramps aren’t going away.

“This can’t be happening.” I took both tests, and when I saw those lines come up, it was the first time I smiled in days.

Now I might be losing this too. I know I’ll need to call Sawyer because if I’m going to go to the hospital, he has the right to know—this is his child too. But I’m going to wait until I get there before I call him. He’s going to lose his mind.

Grabbing my purse, I make sure I have everything I need before I head down to grab a taxi. Where has the day gone? All I did was lie in bed all day, and now it’s night? I’ve been so disoriented since everything happened and now this.

Part of me realizes that moping for hours at a time and not facing the reality of the situation is childish. I can’t keep doing this anymore. I’m pregnant, and it’s time I stop living with my head in the clouds. At least that’s what Paul would always say.

A few cars drive by, but I don’t see a taxi in sight. Deciding I need to go back inside and ask for them to call a car, I turn around and run right into a solid chest. One that I know all too well.

Sawyer locks his hand around my arm, and his fingers grip so tightly that there’s no way I could break free. Not that I would make it far. His hold isn’t painful, but it’s sure as hell possessive.

His warm, familiar smell wraps around me, and I want to bury my face in his chest. As much as I’d love to, I manage to stop myself. Sawyer's dark gaze keeps me pinned where I am, and it’s then I notice he looks like hell. Of course he’s still handsome, but I’m sure I look like a mess too.

“We’re going home,” he orders, and I shake my head. “Chloe,” he warns.

“I need to get to the hospital.” My words come out in a strangled whisper, and Sawyer's eyes widen. He steps back to assess me, and I urge him on. “Now.”

“Come this way.” He leads me toward the road but doesn’t release his hold. In the distance, I spot his car double parked.

“How did you find me?”

“I’ll always find you,” he says with finality.

He hurries to open the door, and when I get inside, he leans over to pull my seat belt across me. I close my eyes when his warm breath tickles my lips. Normally he kisses me when he does this, but this time he doesn’t. My eyes flutter open, and he’s right there in front of me, staring at my face.

“I’ve missed you.”

There’s so much I know he wants to say and more I want to say too.

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