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from everyone and everything. After a few months, my roommate forced me to go to group counseling. After a while, I was able to live a little again."
    Fuck. I grip the steering wheel tightly so that I don’t give away my feelings. I wish I would have known. I would have been there every step of the way and we could have grieved together. She wouldn’t have had to go through the loss of our daughter alone. We could have done it together.
    Before I can even put the truck in park, Tate is getting out and slamming the door behind him. I watch him for a second before I get out and make my way over to the passenger side to get Lyndley. “Lyndley, you don’t owe Tate anything,” I whisper, staring into her eyes.
    I watch as she licks her lips and I want to devour her mouth just like the last time, but I don’t. “I know. Part of that was for your benefit, too. I know you feel like I kept it from you on purpose, but I didn’t. I just didn’t know how to come to terms with what happened, and I couldn’t bear the thought of having to tell you. I love you way too much to ever let you go through something like that.”  
    She said she loves me. Leaning forward, I put my forehead against hers. “I am pissed as fuck at you Lynnie, but I still love you way too much to hate you.” Even after all the pain and secrets, I can’t help but love her. It will never go away. I sigh and my shoulders drop a little on my exhaled breath. “Come on. Let’s go clean you off so we can get a better look at your leg.”  
    Picking her up, I carry her into the house, the only thing I can think about is how good it feels to have her back in my arms. I’m sure I should be focused on the fact that she kept things from me, but in the moment, all I care about is making sure she’s okay.

When I make it over the threshold, I can see the anger written all over Tate’s face. I don’t even bother with him and I hear him huff out, “Jax, I’m gonna go start on the chores. Come find me when you’re ready to work.” He walks out the door without another glace in our direction and I’m actually glad he’s gone right now. Maybe now she will tell me everything about the little girl I never got a chance to meet.
    “Ignore him.” I frown when I look down at her. I can tell she’s upset that Tate is treating her so shitty, but she never says a word about it, almost like she thinks she deserves his treatment.  
    Walking her into my master bathroom, I sit her on the tub and start the water. As it starts to fill up, I put my hand under the water to make sure it isn’t too hot for her skin. When it’s a good temperature, I plug the tub and look at her. She looks nervous, I wish I could read her mind right now. I want to know exactly what she’s thinking about.  
    Shutting the water off, I turn my attention back to her and grin. I want to slowly strip her down and run my mouth over her body, but I know that her mind is going a million miles an hour right now. She probably isn’t going to like what I say next. “Lyn, I can see your mind working all this out. I already told you. What you told me last night doesn’t change the way I feel about you.” I lean in to her and softly kiss her lips.  
    Closing my eyes at the contact, I feel like I’m the luckiest man in the whole damn world. “Come on. Let’s get these muddy clothes off and get you clean.” She gets a scared look on her face.
    “I don’t have any clothes.” She says on a mumble. I grin at her. She’s cute when she gets embarrassed.  
    “I know. I’ll grab you some sweats and a t-shirt.” She starts to pull down her shorts, but has a lot of trouble. I know she doesn’t want me to see her naked right now, but I can’t leave her in here alone without making sure she doesn’t hurt herself any more than she already is.  
    Finally, I walk over to her and motion for her to put her legs out. Gripping the waistband of her shorts, I gently pull them down her legs and try to get