Grayson laughed as his hand slipped behind my neck where he pulled me closer to him and kissed me like he hadn’t seen me in days. It was full of passion, love, and it completely left me breathless. I knew I should have been pissed and screaming at him for what he did, but I also knew Grayson’s p
ast with his own father and how I had just delivered a bombshell.
“Let me make love to you, Meg.”
Dropping my head so his lips could keep kissing me, I mumbled, “Like I would ever stop you.”
Grayson stood and helped me up as he led me over to the king-size bed where he kissed me again. I was soon lost in a world where the man I loved worshiped my body and whispered how much he loved me while he took me to heaven and back.
Before rolling me over and pulling me to his side, Grayson kissed my stomach and talked to our child.
“I don’t know you yet my sweet baby, but I swear to you, I will love and protect you and your mommy always.”
And just like that, I fell even more in love with Grayson Bennett. His arms wrapped around my body as he pulled me against him. His heartbeat soon had my eyes closing as I let every worry and doubt drift away.
“How is Gray going to feel about you coming to Texas alone?”
I took a sip of coffee as I glanced up at the addresses on the buildings. The temperature yesterday was sixty-seven and today it was forty-three with a chance of snow tonight. I wasn’t sure when I would get used to this insane weather. “He is totally fine with it. Besides, he knows how much I need to see my girls and I need a girls weekend in a desperate way. Plus, I need some warm Texas weather.”
Grace chuckled. “So where are you going?”
“A meeting that this one mom put together to help educate the high school students about bullying.”
Melissa had planned on going with me to the meeting with Susan Powell and the other moms, but she ended up having an emergency meeting with one of her clients.
I stopped in front of the building marked with the address Susan gave me. Narrowing my eyes, I looked around to make sure I was on the right road.
“Meg, are you even listening to me?”
“Um, yeah. Hey, Grace I’m here so I need to let you go. I’ll call you after the meeting. I wouldn’t think it would last more than an hour. At least that is what Susan said at any rate.”
“Okay, good luck and I’ll chat with you soon and we can make plans for our girls weekend!”
Walking up the steps, I nodded and said absentmindedly, “Sounds good. Talk to you later, Grace.”
“Later!”
Grace hung up as I dropped my hand down to my side. “This makes no sense. This place looks empty.”
Susan said the meeting was being held at one of the mom’s office space, but this whole building looked empty.
Reaching for the door, I turned and pushed it open. The long hallway led to another door where light was barely peeking out from under it. “Hello? Susan? Is anyone here? It’s Meagan Atwood, I’m here for the um . . . meeting.”
A strange feeling washed over me as I stopped walking.
Something was wrong. Nothing about this felt right.
I found myself having a hard time breathing as panic set in almost instantly. I pulled out my cell phone and sent Grayson a text.
Me: 77
Turning, I went to walk back out when I slammed into a hard body.
“I don’t think so, sweetheart. I’ve been waiting patiently to make you mine.”
My eyes widened as I opened my mouth to scream, only to feel an instant rush of pain in the back of my head. Before the room went totally black, I heard my cell phone ringing. Gray, help me.
The pain in the back of my head was felt the moment I opened my eyes. It was so bad, I almost threw up when I slowly pushed myself into a sitting position.