Chapter 170

He felt her hands shaking as she placed them on his head and began to run her fingers through his hair. He closed his eyes and his hands tightened on her back. He was thinking about what she said. Would she actually come back to him if he let her go? Was she trying to leave without him chasing her down or harming Kevin? He kissed her belly and let go of her. She didn’t try to move away as he looked up at her.

“I don’t know if I can let you go, Renee. I don’t think I can control myself not to do something bad. I don’t want to lose you.”

Renee cupped his face and said, “Then stop treating me like a prisoner. Stop getting mad about how I feel. I loved someone else. You can’t change that. You can’t change the fact that I wanted someone else. You can’t change me.”

“You say loved like you don’t now.”