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looked back
at her.   He placed his fingers under her
chin and brought her face up to his.  
    "She's
an elementary school teacher."
    Xavier
nodded and dipped his head placing a small kiss on Aspen's lips.   Her face turned a beautiful shade of
red.   She rested her head on Xavier's
shoulder and he sighed.   Maybe this was
what he and Skylar had been missing.   Why
their relationship had seemed strained lately.   Of course the past three months had been trying, but even before that
it'd not been entirely blissful.
    There
was nothing to do now but wait and see.

 
    ***

 
    "The
baby is fine, Aspen."
    Aspen
breathed a sigh of relief at Dr. Sanchez's words.   She felt even more relieved when the alien
picture of her growing baby graced the screen.   Miranda squeezed her hand and Aspen tried to smile, but more was
weighing on her than just the welfare of her unborn child.   It was almost as though she was caught in a
nightmare and she couldn't wake up.   Had
she actually been witness to the mate who'd left her kissing another man?   More confusing still was the instant
attraction she felt for that other man.   It was like meeting Skylar for the first time all over again.   Her body, soul, mind and cougar wanted him
instantly.  
    Xavier.
    But
how could this be?   Was her connection to
Skylar false?   Had she spent the last
three months pining away for a man that wasn't even her mate?
    "Can
I come in?"
    Aspen
gasped.   Skylar filled the doorway, his
presence making her heart beat a little faster.  
    Well,
there goes the false connection theory.   Aspen looked into familiar green eyes--green eyes that haunted her every
dream and fantasy--and nodded.
    "We'll
talk later, okay," Miranda said before releasing Aspen's hand and walking
toward the door.   She stopped in front of
Skylar, barely reaching mid-chest on the male and pointed her finger at
him.   Aspen wanted to laugh at the way
Miranda transformed from friend to alpha female before her eyes.  
    "And
you, whoever you are, better not hurt Aspen.   She is a member of my pride and I also consider her my best friend.   Consider yourself warned."
    Miranda
nodded at Aspen before turning and walking out of the room.
    "And
with that, I'll get all the paperwork filled out so you can be discharged,
okay, Aspen."
    "Thank
you, Dr. Sanchez."
    "My pleasure, Aspen.   Oh, and do me a favor and tell Theresa
hi."
    Aspen
laughed.   "Of
course."
    Then
Dr. Sanchez left and the tension in the room reminded Aspen of a dense
fog.   She took a calming breath when
Skylar took a hesitant step toward her.   She could do this.   Couldn't she?
    "I
missed you."
    "Then
why did you leave?"  
    Aspen
slapped her hand over her mouth.   Skylar's lips curled into a small smile and her cougar went crazy at the
sight of their mate's sexy grin.  
    "I
didn't leave...well, I came back and you were gone."
    "You
left me without a word.   What was I
supposed to think, and before you tell me I should have stayed and waited, I
know you left me with the intention of never coming back."
    Aspen
fisted her hands, her claws digging into her palms.   The pain was a welcome distraction to keep
her from tears.   She would not cry in
front of this man.   He wouldn't know how
much his leaving had hurt her.   Skylar hung
his head and sighed, his actions confirming what she'd always known.   He'd never planned to return, but biology had
overridden his own desires.   And though
it felt as though she were ripping a piece of her heart out, she knew how badly
this would end.   Hell, weren't her
parents’ proof that sometimes fate got it wrong?
    "Skylar,
sometimes fate doesn't get this mate thing right-"
    Skylar
covered the distance between them in the blink of an eye.   His hands framed her face and forced her to
look into his beautiful green eyes.  
    "I'm
not letting you go, Aspen.   You are mine
and I don't care if that other male is your baby's father, I am your mate and
you belong to