Page 57 of Resisting His Target
“I hope you don’t mind. Jax told me I could come on up.” He wore a black shirt fit close to his chest, accentuating his wide shoulders and muscular frame.
Her cheeks heated, her pulse picking up speed. “I thought you went back to New York.”
“Missed my flight.” He moved to stand in front of the couch, staring at Selena. “Is she ever a sight for sore eyes.” He leaned in, stroking her hair just as Jackie had done. “I was so worried. How is she?”
“Pretty good, considering everything she went through. We’ll have to see how she is after a few days.”
“And how are you?” He sat on the end of the couch past Selena’s feet, his arm along the back of it.
“Honestly? Exhausted.”
“Me, too.” He looked away and sighed heavily. “I missed my flight on purpose.”
She held her breath. Had he come back for her?
Calm down. You don’t know that. It might be a different reason.
She worked to keep her voice normal. “Why?”
“On the news tonight, they reported I’m Selena’s father.”
So, he hadn’t come back for her at all. He was regretting his decision to let her use his name on the birth certificate. “I know. I’m sorry about that.”
“Nothing to be sorry for. That’s why we did it, right? To keep her away from McGrath.” He chuckled. “I have some explaining to do to my mama, though.”
“So you’re all right if we leave it?”
“Of course.”
She exhaled a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. “Selena saw it, too. I had to get crafty and explain the truth without telling her about Doug specifically.”
“How’d that go?”
“Pretty well. She was disappointed it wasn’t you.”
“Really?”
She nodded. “Maybe you two can keep in touch. Write letters or something.” Just because she didn’t get to keep Razorback didn’t mean her daughter had to lose him, too.
He shook his head. “I’m not a very good pen pal.”
She tried to hide her disappointment. She felt stupid for bringing it up. Clearly, the time she and Selena had spent with him meant far less to him than it had to her. “Oh. Okay.”
“Are you pissed?”
She shrugged. “No, of course not. Why would I be pissed?”
He laughed. “You are so pissed.”
“Fine.” She glared at him. “I was hoping you’d want to keep in touch with her, but that’s all.”
“That’s all you were hoping for?”
She wanted so much more, but damned if she was going to let him know it. “Yes!”
“Oh. Well, I was hoping I’d get to see Selena when I’m in town for our dates.” He smiled.
Had she heard him correctly? Was he asking what she thought he was asking? “Our dates?”
