Pursued by Him (Wanted Series #4)

Author:Kelly, Hazel [Kelly, Hazel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-03T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Wyatt

“Wait!” I said. “Don’t hang up.”

“Yes?”

“Before you go, I wanted to ask you something.”

“Okay.”

I pursed my lips. “It’s actually the reason I called.”

“I’m listening.”

I almost didn’t want to ask. I knew as soon as I did, as soon as she answered me, I wouldn’t have another excuse to call, another excuse to hear her voice.

“Wyatt?”

“I was wondering if you might like to swing by the house on Sunday night?” I squeezed my eyes shut.

“Your house?”

“Yeah, Sophie wants me to barbeque to celebrate her coming home.”

“They’re releasing her?”

“Yeah, I’m not sure when. They said Sunday morning at the latest.”

“Uh-huh.”

“I thought it might be nice for you to have a chance to meet her. You know, so she could know who sent her the flowers.”

“Right.”

“If you can’t make it, I’m sure I can think of an excuse to tell her, but I thought it might be nice if you-”

“Do you mind if I think about it?”

“Of course not,” I lied. “I’ll text you my address and if you can stop by, great, and if not-”

“If not what?”

“If not I guess I have no choice but to respect your wishes and leave you alone.”

“You’re making me sound like some kind of monster.”

“I don’t think you’re a monster,” I said. “Maybe a tease but-”

“A tease?!” she said. “I think that’s a little unfair.”

“Is it?” I asked. “Cause you’ve done nothing but drive me crazy since I met you and then today you send me your number and act like you wish I hadn’t called.”

“It’s not that I wish you hadn’t called,” she said. “It’s good to hear your voice. It’s-”

“It’s what?”

“It’s just complicated.”

“It’s because I’m a father, isn’t it?”

“No.”

“Don’t bullshit me, Addison. I wasn’t born yesterday. It’s obvious.” I shook my head and lowered my voice when I noticed two nurses chatting between cars in the lot. “You were totally into me until you found out I had a daughter.”

“That’s not true.”

“Which part?”

She sighed. “The last part. Sophie has nothing to do with it.”

“Really? Cause I’m the same guy you met the other day. Her existence is the only thing that’s changed.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about her?”

“Because she’s not for show and tell. She’s my kid.”

“So when would you have mentioned her? If all this hadn’t happened.”

I shrugged. “I guess it depends.”

“On what?”

“How things went with us.”

“I see.”

“Look, Addison. My life may be more complicated than other guys because I have a child, but I’m not going to apologize for her.”

“I’m not asking you to-”

“And I know you have no reason to believe me, but you’re the first person I’ve taken on a second date in years.”

“Uh-huh.”

“So rest assured, if I wasn’t crazy about you, I wouldn’t be calling you right now. Or ever.”

“Well, I’m glad you felt something but that doesn’t mean I-”

“Don’t fucking say you didn’t feel anything. Your body betrayed you too many times. So don’t throw this away for no good reason.”

“I’m not throwing anything away, Wyatt. It’s just that some things are meant to end and-”

“You think this is one of them?”

Silence.

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