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such a fool. I fel l too fast. So much for true love and bein g a family. My little girl would never know her daddy and it was all my fault.
    I was reluctant to go home at all, but I had nowhere else to go. My aunt and mother had gone to some spa for the weekend , so I was alone in the house with Lucy and now Ty. After looking at the clock I noticed it was pretty late. Everyone would be asleep and I could just sneak in without having to explain how my life was a total mess.
    I drove slow up the driveway and tiptoed into the house. I noticed the television was still on. Even as I tried to sneak past, I couldn’t help but notice what I saw. My hand went over my mouth as I saw Ty lying there with Bella asleep on his chest.
    Why couldn’t Tucker want this? How could someone with no relation love my child this much and not her own father. I sank to the floor in front of the sleeping pair and started balling my eyes out. I tried to be quiet , but between the sobs and the sniffles, I must have woke Ty up.
    His hands first went to Bella to make sure she was safely on his chest, then he turned to look at me.
     
     
     

Chapter 6
    Ty
    I didn’t realize I had fallen asleep until I heard Miranda crying. She was sitting on the floor next to the couch. “Hey”, I whispered.
    It was hard to sit up with a sleeping baby on my chest. The moment I moved she woke up. She started to cry, but I grabbed her pacifier and calmed her enough to sit up. Miranda shook her head and went to get Izzy a bottle. I followed her into the kitchen and handed her Izzy when she finally had the bottle ready. While she walked her daughter to the nursery, I waited in the kitchen.
    I grabbed us two glasses and found some whiskey. After adding some coke to each glass, Miranda came walking in. “I hope this is strong , ” s he said before taking a giant gulp. Her face was red and she still had tears falling from her eyes.
    “Do you want to talk about it?” I asked.
    “Not with you Ty , ” s he said rudely.
    I set my glass down and reached my arm out to her, but she backed away. “Seriously, just don’t. I can’t deal with another guy like him tonight.”
    Like Him? “ Look, I don’t know what happened, but I am nothing like Tucker.”
    She shook her head and gave me a dirty look. “Oh really? You don’t fuck girls for fun, no matter who you hurt? You don’t sit there thinkin ’ with your dick instead of worryin ’ about your future?”
    I swallow ed the lump that was now in my throat preventing me to speak. “I was a fool , ” I said into my drink.
    “That’s what I thought.” She shook her head and leaned against the counter. Her sobs got louder. “Why couldn’t he want us? She doesn’t deserve this. None of this is her fault.”
    I knew that she was referring to Izzy and it pissed me off immediately. “What happened?”
    “He said he never wanted her. Can you believe that? Who says something like that?” Her cries became worse and she covered her face with her hands. “I just can’t believe this. Everything is messed up. How am I going to raise her alone?”
    I walked behind her and rubbed her shoulders, in the most non-sexual way possible. “You are not alone Miranda. This family would never let you be. We all love that little girl. Don’t ever think that.”
    She didn’t pull away from me. “Tell me why Ty?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Why do you have to cheat? Why can’t you be happy with one person? Is this just something all guys do?”
    I wanted to tell her it was, but she and I both knew one person who would never do it. Damn Colt had to be the proof she needed. She just wanted to hear me confess to being an asshole, like somehow it would make her situation feel better. “No, not all guys do it. I can’t tell you why. I guess it is different for everyone.”
    “So why did you do it?”
    I was standing behind her, leaning against the fridge. She wouldn’t turn around to face me and that was okay with me considering