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don’t even need the bandage anymore.” She kissed him again then dropped her hand from his face. She stepped back and tilted her head, smiling coyly. She reached behind her back and unfastened her bra, letting it slip over her shoulders and drop to the floor.
    “Look at this instead.”
    Will studied her face with her teasing eyes and the barest of smiles on her lips. Her long, dark hair draped over her shoulders ending at the top of her breasts. His eyes stayed there and then down to her hips and the black panties she wore. Emma stood still, watching and waiting for him.
    He looked back into her face and realized he wanted her more than he had ever wanted another woman. He kicked off his jeans, pulled her into his arms, and onto the bed, surprised he remembered to be gentle with her leg. She smiled in triumph when he lay next to her.
    Afterward, she lay naked beside him. Will marveled at how perfectly she fit in his life and his arms. She looked into his face with the tenderness that caught his breath weeks ago in a Kansas cornfield. His heart tripped before he smiled then leaned down to kiss her. How did he get to this place of belonging? Will trailed his fingers along her stomach. He wondered if she was pregnant, afraid to ask again, but curious to know. He looked back into her face and she read the question in his eyes.
    Emma bit her lower lip, a shadow of fear crossing over her eyes before she covered it.
    “Emma, you don’t have to tell me anything. I know you don’t want to talk about it.”
    “I know you want to, but I just can’t.”
    He nodded, but wondered if there was more to it. Even though she claimed she believed he had no choice when he decided to leave her with the senator’s group, he knew she didn’t totally trust him. Not that he could blame her. Not when he was the one who took her to them in the first place.
    “Emma, I know you had Jake alone but—”
    He felt her tense and her eyes filled with the grim determination he had seen too much in their time together.
    “I know you don’t want to talk about the possibility of you being pregnant and we don’t have to. I just want you to know that if you are, you won’t do this alone. I’ll be here with you and I’ll do everything within my power to keep you safe.”
    She watched him in silence.
    “Do you believe me?”
    She slowly nodded her head.
    Will didn’t know why the possibility of a baby filled him with excitement. It wasn’t planned. He and Emma weren’t married, which surprised him that he even cared. Yet he couldn’t deny the happiness growing in his heart.
    Tears shimmered in her eyes.
    “Aww, Emma, it’ll be okay. Don’t cry.” Will pulled her close and stroked her hair.
    “Are you sure?” Her voice was so quiet he barely heard it.
    Will kissed the top of her head. “Yes, I’m sure.”
    He hated himself for lying to her.
     
    ***
     
    Jake sat on the edge of the bed clutching his stuffed dog, watching the television. Diego was on, but he’d seen this episode a gazillion times. Besides, the conversation outside the door was more interesting.
    The men thought he couldn’t hear them. He could, not their spoken words, but the thoughts in their heads. They didn’t know this; it was his secret. It got noisy sometimes, especially since it was a fairly new for him. It started only a few weeks ago. His mother had been the first.
    His eyes welled with tears at the thought of her. He missed her, but he wouldn’t show his weakness to the men. They were afraid of him. If they saw him cry, they might lose their fear. His mother’s image appeared in his head and a tear slipped down his cheek. He had never been away from her, not since he was three. He was five now. That was a long time ago.
    Jake was tempted to call to her. He’d done it once before, but the first time she called out to him, he answered her and she almost died. Somehow, the Bad Men knew how to find her after he talked to her. When she called to him many times