I started to argue, but then decided to shut up and let her talk.
“I think I might have been in heat and not known it. So I owe you an apology too. If I’d been paying closer attention, we might not be in this mess at all.” Her hand dropped to cup her belly, and my throat tightened as the motion suddenly made it real for the first time.
My baby was in there. If I thought about that too long, I was going to get emotional, and I didn’t think either one of us was ready for that. I scrubbed my hand over the old scar on my cheek and fastened onto anything else that would get me back on solid ground.
“You think you went into heat?”
She shrugged one shoulder, looking sheepish. “I’ve never had one before, and it must have been mild, but yes? Both of my friends had told me I was hot at least onc
