Page 56 of Biker's Baby

No, I knew I would have.

This was too good to put off. Too good to let go.

What the hell was I thinking about leaving for? Abe had already asked me to stay once, a couple years ago. I was the one who chose not to, and I had often wished over the past couple years that I had stayed after all.

It wasn’t too late to go back on that choice back then and stay now. It wasn’t too late to undo the past. I didn’t think there was reason for me to do it then. I figured I was a burden. I figured I was a problem.

But things changed when I looked at the way Abe interacted with Tris. I could see the affection there. I almost dared to call it love. Things were different now than they were back then. There was a lot that had changed, and though it made things complicated, it also made things a lot better, too.

Abe had grown into a wonderful man. A man who could take care of me and my son. His son.

Our son.

He certainly did seem to be attached to the boy, and I couldn’t deny the feelings we had for each other had come back strong. He didn’t hide it, didn’t even try. And though I tried to keep them in check myself, I knew I failed at it every day. Not to mention it was only getting more and more obvious with each passing minute that I cared more about him than I ever had before.

Yes, things were different now. There was no denying that.

Maybe there was a good reason for me to stay after all.

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