Delta's Baby Surprise (Special Forces Elite 1)

I nodded. “Yes. All of it. There’s a lawsuit. And the Osborns are taking an expedited case to a judge.”

“It will all be lost?” Her eyes were wide.

“Unless I get married.”

“And have a baby,” she whispered.

“Yes. That too.”

I rose from the couch. I wanted to calm her. I reached for her. “When you told me you couldn’t get pregnant it didn't bother me. There are other ways, you said it yourself.” I didn’t want to tell her seeing how much she cared made me crave more of her.

“Holy shit, Brett. Are you saying you want to get married?”

I shrugged. “Why not?”

“Oh my God. This is happening so fast.” She looked around wildly.

I let her process. She was good with facts. I would just keep giving her those. The more facts she had, the more she could put together a logical chain of events.

“As long as I’m married before I leave for the next mission, I know the court battle will stop.” I paused. “Listen, doc. I might not have been able to leave again for the desert if you were pregnant. I wouldn’t have been able to, but you’re a strong independent woman. I know you can handle another mission. You’ll be fine when I leave.”

“That’s why you like my independence? Because you can’t knock me up? You can leave me here alone?” She sounded hurt.

“Ok, that didn’t come out right. I’m not that big of a dick. It just seemed like the perfect scenario. We can have kids later. When I’m done with Delta. You have the hospital. I have my team. Two separate successful careers.”

Her eyes flared. “How fucking calculated are you?”

“I thought it was honorable, not calculating.”

“Nothing about what you’ve done is honorable.” She raced to the bedroom. I followed her down the hall.

“What are you doing?” I asked,

“I’m grabbing my bag. I will hike out of these woods if I have to.”

“Stop. Gretchen, stop. Maybe my tactics weren’t the best.”

She whipped around. “You’ve been in the desert too long. Have you lost all touch with your humanity? I can take a one-night stand. I can take a fuck buddy. What I can’t take is this. I don’t even know what it is.” Her eyes welled with tears. “What have you done to me?”

I couldn’t take it anymore, I pulled her against my chest, despite her desperate pushes against me.

“I’m sorry. I fucked it all up,” I groaned.

“I’m so mad at you right now.” She sniffed. “I gave you my body. I’ve never done those things with anyone else. You’re a jackass.”

“Ok. I deserve that.” I rubbed her back, drawing her face toward mine. “But please don’t walk out of here. Don’t leave when we just got started.”

“I should.”

“Don’t,” I growled.

“I don’t know if I could.” She shook her head. “My body aches for you.”

I couldn’t help but smile. “I feel the same way. It’s because you’re mine. I’m yours. And you know deep down, doc you want to marry me.”

“I don’t believe any of it.”

I brushed a tear from her cheek. “You will.”