Heat by Stuart Woods

Author:Stuart Woods
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-01-29T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

35

Jesse gulped. “I went outside for a while,” he said. “What are you doing up at this time of night?”

“I had to go to the bathroom, and you weren’t in bed. I was frantic.”

“There’s no need to be upset,” he said soothingly, taking her in his arms. “I just couldn’t sleep, and I thought some fresh air might do me good.”

She pushed away. “But what were you doing in the garage? I was at the kitchen window, and I saw you come out of there.”

“I was looking for my spare key to the truck, and I thought it might be in the glove compartment.”

“It’s upstairs in that little tray where you keep change and things,” she said.

“Oh. I don’t know why that crossed my mind, it just did.”

“Jesse, is something wrong? Is there something I should know about?”

He put a hand on her cheek. “No, of course not; everything’s fine. I couldn’t imagine things being any finer.”

She stepped closer and looked up at him. “Jesse, do you love me?”

“Of course I do; haven’t I told you often enough?” He put his arms around her again.

“Sure, after making love. But I want to know if you love me all the time.”

He turned her face up. “All the time,” he said. “At the dinner table, at the breakfast table, at work, in bed—everywhere, all the time.”

She relaxed in his arms. “Oh, I’m so glad to hear that.”

“I can’t believe you doubted it,” he said, rubbing her neck.

“Maybe it’s going to be all right after all,” she said, sighing.

“It’s going to be all right. I’ll make it all right.”

“Do we have a future together?” she asked.

“I certainly hope so. That’s what I’m counting on.”

“Because, if we don’t, I’ll just make a trip to Spokane and take care of it there. I won’t do it their way any more.”

“Jenny, sweetheart, I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about. What’s this about Spokane?”

“Well, they’ve got a clinic there that hasn’t been bombed yet.”

He held her at arm’s length and looked at her closely. “What do you—”

“I’m pregnant,” she said. “I’m going to have your baby.”

He pulled her to him again so that she wouldn’t see his face. God in heaven, he thought, what have I gotten this girl into? “How long have you known?” he asked.

“I guessed a few days ago. This afternoon I used one of those home pregnancy tests.”

“And it was positive?”

“It was positive. Jesse, is this all right? Do you want this baby?”

He tried to quell the panic inside him. What was he going to do? Here he was, undercover, his life in danger at every moment, Jack Gene Coldwater waiting for him in one direction, the federal government and its prison system waiting in the other. Was he going to get this girl killed or just banished from her community? “Yes,” he heard himself saying, and he knew it was true. “Yes, I want this baby and you and Carey. I want to take care of you all forever. Let’s get married tomorrow, Jenny, or as soon as it can be done in this state.

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