Page 18 of Hook, Line, Infinity, Part 3

“Did they say how long they’ll be?” She shakes her head. “And what was your plan exactly? To wait around here till they show up. You could be waiting for hours Rein. Why didn’t you come find me?”

Rein’s brows knit tightly while she stares at me in bemusement. “Why would I? Did you become a mechanic in the last six months?” she retorts snarkily.

“No, but I don’t like the idea of my…” The words get lodged in my throat. Shit, I almost said girlfriend. Rein looks at me expectantly with her arms crossed over her chest waiting for me to continue. I swallow thickly, “The mother of my child waiting around all by herself.” I express standing and hand her the stack of papers. Rein bites down on her lower lip and stares down at the papers in my hand and then lifts her eyes to meet mine again. God, how I’ve missed those gorgeous eyes of hers and the way my heart races when she looks at me.

“Just because I’m pregnant with your child it doesn’t make me your responsibility, Professor. I’m not yours to save and I’m most definitely not an invalid. I can ta—”

“—take care of yourself? I know.” I finish for her, and she glares back at me frostily. I move closer, towering over her smaller frame. “But know this, even if you continue to hate me for the rest of your life, I will always be there to save you even if you don’t want me too, because whether you like it or not Snowflake, you are mine. You were then, you are now, and you will continue to be till my very last breath.” I affirm taking hold of her chin and grazing my thumb along her jawline. “I meant what I said yesterday, I have no intention to stop fighting for you, for us.”

Rein’s eyes narrow before she bats my hand away from her face, “You have a hell of a fight in your wake then, Professor.”

I smile, “You’re worth it, so bring it on, baby.”

Up goes that brow of hers, my body responds readily, and the front of my trousers start to feel a little too snug. “Your showy words and that sexy smile of yours isn’t going to cut it this time, Professor. If you want to be involved in your baby’s life that’s fine, I can be civil for our baby’s sake, but if you think there’s a snowballs chance in hell that I’ll forgive you and we’ll just go onto being a happy little family you’re dead wrong.” She asserts stonily. “The only place you’ll have in my life is as the father of my baby, nothing more, nothing less.”

Those words would have cut me deep had it not been for the fiery anger ablaze deep in her eyes. As long as she keeps duping herself into believing that she hates me, I still have a chance. If I saw nothing behind her gaze, then perhaps I would have accepted that we were over. Love and hate are both very passionate feelings and everything in her eyes and the kiss we shared yesterday tells me she still feels something—even if every word spilling from those luscious lips is dripping with disdain.

Deep down I know Rein still loves me just as much as I love her and for now that’s enough. I’ll play by her rules—least I’ll try—and bit by bit I’ll chip away at that impenetrable wall she’s built around herself to shut me out until it caves, and she learns to trust me again.

I only hope it’s sooner rather than later.

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