Having the Cowboy's Baby by Trish Milburn

Author:Trish Milburn [Milburn, Trish]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-20T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Logan had no doubt Skyler would do everything she said, but anger simmered in him that she’d made all these decisions without him as if his opinion didn’t matter. Even though she’d changed her mind about telling him about the baby, he might have gone through the rest of his life never knowing about his son or daughter.

“It’s not just your child, Skyler.”

“Not biologically, no. But a child’s future should be shaped by the parent who is there on a daily basis. Are you willing to commit to that, Logan? Staying in one place, changing diapers, helping with homework, going to parent-teacher conferences, listening when her heart is broken by the first boy who loves her?”

He wanted to say yes, even opened his mouth to do so, but nothing came out. Instead, it felt as if chains started wrapping themselves around his legs, tying him down, trapping him in a world not of his choosing.

The look of disappointment on Skyler’s face punched him in the gut, but he still didn’t speak.

“I’m not angry, Logan. I’m simply making the best of an unexpected situation.” She took a deep breath. “I just thought you should know.” She hesitated a moment longer, as if waiting for him to say something, before she glanced toward the hospital, then headed toward the parking lot.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t find the words to stop her. Probably there weren’t any, because she was right. The idea of settling down and being a dad freaked him out. He wasn’t cut out to be a parent. Maybe Skyler had been right to keep him in the dark. If he couldn’t be there for her and the child all the time, did he even have the right to call himself the kid’s father?

And what did he know about being a father, anyway? The only example he’d had was a man who had no desire to see any part of the world outside of his little sphere, a man who was satisfied to get by, to exist day to day in a life that would drive Logan mad. On the opposite end of the spectrum, he couldn’t imagine Skyler allowing him to expose the child to half of the things he’d done. There was probably a middle ground between his and his father’s life experiences, but he had no idea how to find it.

When Skyler’s friends followed in her wake, he caught Elissa’s gaze. The look in her eyes was one part curiosity, one part warning. India, on the other hand, appeared sympathetic, as if she understood the turmoil he was feeling. Liam didn’t make eye contact, no doubt as uncomfortable as Logan was.

After they all left, Logan sank onto the bench outside the E.R. and sat there for probably half an hour with his thoughts racing.

Finally, he eyed his own truck. Feeling as if he’d been hit half a dozen times with a stun gun, he shook his head and walked toward the parking area.

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