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“Come on in,” Rosesaid.

Before the end of the day Rose had agreedto adopt his kid, raise it as her own, and pay the club whore off.Hardy didn’t understand why they couldn’t have children of theirown, but she’d been so sad the day she told him, he’d not pressuredher.No one needed to know what happened.For the first time sincehe’d made a mistake, Rose looked so damned happy, and in a messedup way, he was giving her something back.

He helped her to prepare the second spareroom as a nursery.During the next three months they grew closer,and Hardy was hopeful they would get past what he’d done.Weeksbefore their baby was due to be born, they got the tragic news.Theclub whore and his kid were both killed in a car accident.He’d nottaken the time to remember the woman’s name who carried his kid.Not once did he care about her, or even give her any realthought.

After their chance of finally having akid ended, Rose seemed to go into some kind of trance.Hardy stayedwith her throughout it all trying to get through to her.Hecouldn’t reach her as they went through their days, passing thetime.For the longest time Rose didn’t talk to him.She visited thegraveside of the club whore and their unborn baby.

Nothing.

The days passed, and so did the weeks.Hardy didn’t rush her.

Finally, one day Rose came out of thespare bedroom looking like a different woman.She wore a short miniskirt, tight shirt, with heavy makeup, along with her hair curled.Rose looked like sex on legs, and his cock went instantly hard atthe sight of her.

“What’s going on?”heasked.

“It’s party night, Hardy.It’s Saturday, and no one parties better than The Skulls.”Shereached out taking his hand.“Let’s go and party.”

Hardy didn’t question Rose’s change.He was afraid to.He was afraid that if he questioned her, she’dpull away, casting him out of her life forever.

It was easier to deal with Rose’s newappearance and change than it was to consider life without her.Looking back, he shouldn’t have gone to that party.He should havestayed at home, and made her talk to him.

Hindsight is always a beautiful thinglooking back.

Chapter One

Present day

“Hardy, stop fussing,” Rose said,slapping his hands away from her.She’d just told him she waspregnant, and he’d picked her up, carrying her upstairs toward hisroom.Sittingon his bed, she couldn’t help but take a look around his room.Itwas a mess with dirty clothes strewn around all over.She’d notbeen to his room in a long time.

Her attention was brought backto Hardy as he pushed clothesoff a chair, and dragged it over towardher.

“What’s going on?”sheasked.

“Nothing.You’re going to tell meexactly what the fuck is going on ‘cause I’m so fucking confusedright now.”He took her hands within his, and Rose didn’t have theheart to pull away.She’d been in so much shock since she’d visitedthe doctor’s office.The doctor had made sure she repeated everysingle word after him, then recited back to him exactly what he’dsaid after he finished.“You told me we couldn’t get pregnant.Nowyou’re saying we are.”

Rose licked her lips.“How doyou know it’s yours?”Bitch.Rose gritted her teeth, hating what she’d said.There was a time when they had been happy.You’d been happy even aftereverything that had happened.Rose, at first, had believed she could blame allof their problems on Hardy.The truth was, she had to take her fairshare of the blame.Fighter had made her do some reflecting in thepast couple of weeks when it came to her life with Hardy.She’dblamed Hardy for changing her, and the truth was, she’d changedherself.After the woman died, and took the baby with her, Rose hadbeen so overcome by fear of losing Hardy that she’d donewhatshebelieved he wanted, to become like the woman he’d cheatedon her with.She hadn’t gone screwing other men.No, Rose had wornskimpy clothing, and become part of The Skulls, giving Hardyeverything he wanted.He’d not asked her to do it, but he’d alsonot asked her to stop what she was doing either.

There was no way for her to change whathappened, only try to fix the damage that had been done.They werepregnant now, and it was all her own fault for not listening to herdoctor.

He glared at her.“Rose, you’remany things,but fucking several men at the same time is not one of them.If youwere ever going to do that, you’d have done it years ago when Ifucking deserved it.The only person who is the father of thatbaby, is me.”

She was so happy he didn’tquestion the father of her baby.After the past year of beingseparated, there had been many things said to each other in theheat of the moment.He had to at least still trust her, or know that she wasn’tthe type of person to sleep around.She had only ever been withhim, and Rose knew she wouldn’t have any other man buthim.

“I talked to DoctorDaniels.He’sthe one who has been seeing me for the past ten years.”Not thatshe’d kept that many appointments with him.From the moment she’dknown Sandy, she’d gotten any advice from her.Sandy was once aclub whore, who also happened to be a doctor.

“I remember him.He’s theguy I go to for my checkups.”

She took a deep breath.“Well, it turnsout I, erm, I kind of stopped listening to him all those yearsago.”It was stupid of her, but she’d been so caught up in her ownlittle world that the moment Daniels told her it would beimpossible to get pregnant, she’d tuned out.Her world at the timehad felt like it was caving in, and she had wanted toleave.

“Stopped listening tohim?”

Rose was so embarrassed.“Well,”she stopped to let out a little chuckle, “it seems Icouldget pregnant, butDaniels said it would be near impossible for me to get pregnant.Iheard impossible, and I just tuned out at the time.”She’d been soheartbroken that she’d not paid any attention to him talking, andhis advice.Hearing the word “impossible” had shut her down.Itwasn’t an excuse.She’d been young, stupid, married, and scared.They had been trying for a baby for a long time, and she’d beennagging Hardy over and over again.To not get pregnant, and keep ontrying, then to be told impossible, she’d felt broken.

“Okay, if it’s nearimpossible then, what’s changed?”Hardy asked.

“Nothing.Nothing has changed.What Daniels actually said was it would be near impossible for meto get pregnant.However, if we took extreme lengths, I could infact get pregnant.”

“I’m really fuckingconfused right now, babe.”

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