Love Me Forever by Hagen Layla

Author:Hagen, Layla
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: layla hagen
Published: 2022-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Bonnie

After Reese left, Travis came back to my room. I instantly felt the air fill with tension. He leaned against the doorway, crossing his arms over his chest. Somehow, he seemed even sexier here inside his penthouse, or maybe I was more susceptible because he'd carried me inside and I'd felt all those muscles up close and personal once again. I glanced at his arms. I was sure they looked a little bit more bulged than usual from the effort.

I smiled. "I like Reese."

"She's great," Travis agreed.

"She's so fun and caring. It's not something I'm used to." I pressed my lips together. Why had I told him that? I didn’t want to burden him with my past.

"You aren’t?" he asked. “Why?”

I sighed. Was there a need to tell him? At some point, yes. He should know the mother of his child was from a dysfunctional family, something that was obviously very foreign to him.

"You don't have to tell me why if you don't want to."

He unhitched himself from the door. Coming inside, he sat down at the foot of the bed.

"I can tell you things. I feel like you should know me better.”

He wiggled his eyebrows. “I agree.”

I mustered up the courage and began my life story.

“I grew up near Chicago until I was eight years old. We lived near a farm. I discovered I loved animals at a very early age. Whenever my parents were arguing and I needed to escape, I would just go to the neighboring ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson loved that I’d stop by, and they’d let me feed the chickens or pet the sheep. It was my happy place. I think I always knew I wanted to work with animals from that point on. When my parents divorced, my mom and I moved near Portland. I missed Dad a lot during that time. I was pretty lonely as a kid.”

How much more do I tell him? Should I keep going? I decided not to hold back. “Mom always had a gambling problem. She ended up losing our house. That’s what led to the divorce. I’m not even sure how she ended up with custody of me. Mom couldn't handle being a single parent, to be honest. I think she felt that she’d given up a lot and missed out on a lot of things in her life. Mostly because of having me.”

He looked half horrified, half confused, like he couldn’t possibly understand how any of this was real.

“Oh, when I mentioned my pregnancy, she flat-out told me she hopes I don't expect her to babysit, which I don't."

Travis’s eyes turned hard. "Don't worry. My parents are very eager to babysit. Mom loves kids and is kind of annoyed that none of us have delivered on that end except for Tate, so she won’t be able to get enough of our child. My grandmother too."

"Reese offered too," I said. "That was so sweet of her."

“Is your mom still gambling?”

This conversation was very difficult for me.

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