Waking the Beast(55)

“I’m not going anywhere,” Tah said as Reno walked to the door.

“I’ll give you guys a little bit of time,” Reno said. “I’ll let the others know it worked.”

“You planned this?” Abby asked with surprise.

“I figured the only way to pull him out was to make him think you were threatened. I was banking on our friendship keeping him from killing me.”

“That’s a hell of a gamble, Reno,” Tah told him.

“I’ve died before,” Reno said with a careless shrug of his shoulders as he walked out, pulling the door shut behind him.

“He’s died before?” Abby couldn’t keep the question from spilling out of her mouth.

“Two years ago, just before he showed up at the bar with Logan. He was shot, coded at the scene, then again in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Logan said he coded twice during the surgery to remove the bullet. When he woke up, he said it was time to hunt me up. So they came to find me.”

Abby had a ton of questions running through her mind, but they all disappeared as Tah turned around. His cock was hard and just the sight of his arousal had her juices coating her walls in preparation for him.

“I’m sorry, Abby.”

She went into his open arms and let him hold her against his chest. He lowered his head to rest atop hers, and she could hear him inhaling her scent.#p#分页标题#e#

“Do you need me?” she asked softly when he just held her.

“I always need you. But if you’re asking if it’s that uncontrollable urge from earlier, then no. If you don’t want to make love right now, I’ll be okay.”

“Did you hear me when you were out?” She eased back from him, so she could meet his gaze.

“I remember the sound of your voice, but not the words.”

“I was scared, Tah. I was so afraid you wouldn’t come back to me.”

“I’ll always come back to you, Abby, always.”

“You have to find a way to accept the other part of you,” she urged him. “I know you can do it. I’m afraid if you don’t, I’m going to lose you.”

“I’m afraid of that too. I could sense things, and I wanted to get to you. But I couldn’t. And the more I fought, the weaker I got.”

“No more fighting, Tah.” She took a deep breath as she prepared to tell him the biggest news of their lives. “I need you now more than ever.”

“Why? What’s happened?” Tah was on full alert. His eyes scanned her from head to toe, and when she still stood there in silence, he ripped his shirt over her head, stripping her naked and took another look. “Abby?”

“I’m pregnant.” The words were a whisper, letting her insecurity bleed through. Would Tah be happy? Angry? Disgusted?

His gaze fell to her flat belly before he reached out and placed his palm over her stomach. “Pregnant?”

Abby nodded. “They think that’s part of the reason for all the sex and the changes happening so fast in you. I was ovulating.”

“So I wanted to make you pregnant, to what? Bind you to me?”

Abby nodded and almost collapsed at the look of horror on Tah’s face. He looked like he might be sick.

“I’m so sorry, Abby. Oh, God, what have I done to you?”

She swallowed, but couldn’t stop the few tears that fell from her eyes. “You don’t want the baby?”

“What?” He looked shocked. “Abby, I forced you to get pregnant. You mentioned condoms, and I ignored you, told you they wouldn’t hold me without even attempting. I gave you no choice.” He fell to his knees again and wrapped his arms around her, resting his check against her belly. “And I’m so happy at the thought of you round with my baby, at you having my baby, a tiny little piece of you and me. I’m so sorry, Abby. I don’t blame you if you hate me.”

She used her hands to grip his hair and force him to look up at her. “I love you, Utah Pearce, and I can’t think of anything that would make me happier than to have your baby.”

“But I gave you no choice,” he whispered.

“I know you see yourself as big and strong and in charge, but have no doubt, Tah. If I wanted you to wear a condom, you would have. No question. I couldn’t stand the thought of anything between us either. I wanted you. You didn’t force me or coerce me into anything. I walked into this with eyes wide open.”

Slowly, a smile spread across his lips. He eased his head back and placed soft kisses across her belly. “A baby.” His voice was filled with awe.

“A baby.” She agreed and started bawling.