Chapter 13
RILEY SIGHED. She wiped away tears “I didn’t find out until four weeks after you left,” she said. She chuckled a bit then. “It’s not like we had cell phones that were as sophisticated as now.”
A chuckle rumbled in his chest. “True!”
“Besides, I didn’t really know where you were!”
“Yeah.” He tightened his grip around her, and she felt… safe. “So… was I a father?”
A deep sigh came from her. “Yes,” she replied. She watched the emotions play on his face. Reaching for his hand, she laced her fingers with his. “I… I lost the baby...our baby Jace” she started sobbing once again
He began to rock her, but she wondered if he was soothing her or himself. Or both. “Oh, Ri….”
“I was scared at first.” She let out a laugh. “I had missed my period, and Gemma
