Chapter 40: Months Later

I stared at Dax in awe. I wasn't sure what to tell him after he said those words to me. Did he really mean them to me? How could he stay by my side after the baby came? This wasn't mean to be a long-term deal.

After I thought a moment longer, I asked, "Do you really mean what you said?"

"Yes. I mean it with all my heart. I don't want to leave you," Dax gazed into my eyes with incredible intensity.

I resisted smiling and carefully climbed out of the bed and gathered up my clothes. Dax looked at me with an unasked question. I knew what he was wondering even without speaking up. He was getting easier to read.

He got of the bed and picked up all of his clothes that were scattered around the room. His eyes met mine before he got dressed and headed for his room.

I let Dax leave without saying anything else to him. It would just make things worse if I said something that I could regret later. I had to just let him go.

How were we going to go on with living together after the night befo