It was dark. I had convinced myself Brett would be back by now. He only needed time to think. Who wouldn’t? In less than a month we had met, now we’re somehow bonded for life, and on our way to becoming parents.

I watched the flames dart through the logs as the embers faded. If I threw another log on top I would have to wait for it to burn. If I didn’t, the room would grow cold and the waiting would be over. I would leave, knowing what Brett’s answer was.

Maybe it was too much to ask him. But he had asked me for more than I thought was possible.

If he didn’t come home did that mean I was no longer to be his wife? Could I go back to the hospital and try to hide my pregnancy until I moved away from Havenville?

I started pacing the cabin. None of the answers were ones I liked. Without Brett, they were all cold, just like the fire.

* * *

I stared at the front door, knowing everything was about to change. My hand landed on the knob.

She was there, standing in front of the fire.

My eyes lifted to hers.

“Brett?”

There weren’t words for what I had to tell her. There was no way to say what I needed to express. How could I explain the clarity that came to me in the forest? How could I tell her?

I crossed the room, stopping in front of her.

“Brett, you’re scaring me. Why aren’t you talking?” she asked. I saw the fear in her eyes.

I traced the line of her cheek, inhaling the sweet scent of her shampoo. My chest ached. God, she was everything to me.

I tipped her chin upward, brushing my lips across her mouth.

“You,” I said.

“What?” Her hands slid around my neck.

I kissed her, taking my time to taste all the corners of her mouth, exploring her tongue with mine.

“I realized I don’t have to choose the soldier or the man.” I looked in her eyes. Those beautiful green eyes that had me from the instant we met.

“You don’t?” she whispered.

I shook my head. “No, I don’t.” My arms dipped to pull her into my arms. I lifted her from the floor. “I choose you.”

She grinned. “I choose you, too.”

“You accept both parts of me, Gretchen.”

“I do. I fell in love with the man, the soldier that has given me a miracle. I can’t help but love you.” Her hands rubbed against my neck.

I pressed my lips against hers. “I’m not leaving.”

“You’re not?”

I shook my head. “No. I told them to find someone else for the mission.”

“Is that even possible?” She searched my eyes.

“I guess we’ll find out.” I grinned, carrying her toward my room.

“And the baby?”

“We will raise our family side by side.” I laid her on the bed, shoving the quilt to the floor. “I’m going to be here for you. For our baby. I’m not leaving.”

She sighed. “Oh thank God. I don’t know how to do this alone. I don’t want to do without you.”

“You don’t have to.” She bit her lower lip.

“What is it?” I asked.

“Are you sure this is what you want?” I heard the worry in her voice.

“Let me show you just how sure I am, doc.” I winked.

Gretchen giggled.

“How many hours until you have to go back to the hospital?” I rolled next to her, drawing her close to my chest.

“I have two full days.” Her eyes lit with seductive mischief.

“Tomorrow, you’ll be my wife.”

“Mmmhmm.” She grinned. “And tonight?”

I chuckled. “Oh tonight, you’re my dirty girl.”

She laughed. “Please, yes. All of that.”

My mouth crushed against hers as my arms wrapped around her neck and waist. I may not have known how to embrace it at first, or how to deal with being a Delta and show responsibility to my family, but Gretchen had shown me. As long as she was in my arms, the two parts of me were whole, and I planned on spending the next two days loving her until she was breathless. Until she knew I would never leave. Until she knew I would protect her and our baby until the day I died.

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