Pretty Little Lies (Lie #2) by J. W. Phillips Page B

with an unbelievable peace. We stood like that until I heard a car honk. I still didn’t let her go.
     
    “Dylan Summers,” Sarah screamed as she stumbled out of the car.
                                                                                                     
    Dylan stiffened in my arms and released the tight grip her legs had around my waist. I didn’t let her go. Sarah was not going to come between us. I would handle Sarah, but at that moment, I needed to soothe Dylan. I also needed to get my raging hard-on under control.
     
    “If you keep that up, you won’t have to tell him. He’ll figure it out,” Sarah said and placed her hands on her hip.
     
    Those words were like throwing ice water on Dylan. She let me go and moved back several feet.
     
    “Figure out what?” I asked. That one harmless question sent her running.

Dylan
     
    My leg collapsed under me as the pain from running wrecked my thigh. I fell to the floor outside the front door to my apartment. I wasn’t aware where the stamina to run came from. Or how I could have been so stupid. I had basically ground my growing belly into his. How he didn’t feel that hard lump was beyond me?
     
    Ethan and Sarah were only a few steps behind me. Both stopped abruptly when they saw me. Ethan still had on his suit from that morning, minus the tie. His hair was disheveled. He had never looked more ravishing. Sarah had on her workout clothes. Even sweaty, she was still seductive. Standing next to each other, they appeared to be the perfect couple. I would never be as beautiful as someone like Sarah. I sure as hell couldn’t give Ethan what the girls in that club did. What did I have to offer? Other than our little miracle growing inside of me. And was that even a gift he wanted? Sarah stared me down. I mouthed over at her to leave us alone. Thankfully, for once in her life, she did what someone asked her to do.
     
    His gazed penetrated me. The only movement was the rising and falling of his chest. I didn’t try to get up, sure that my legs wouldn’t support me.
     
    Ethan finally crouched down beside me. “Privy, what’s wrong?”
                                                                                                                   
    Other than the fact I’m pregnant. I can’t remember us, but there is no doubt how I feel about you. “I didn’t want you to figure out how deformed my hip is now?” I swallowed past the lying knot in my throat. “I can’t do the things you like to do.” Especially with your baby in my belly.
     
    His chest expanded as he let out one more deep breath. Dark isolation shadowed his beautiful brown eyes. Ethan fell to his knees next to me. His head lowered. He was accepting the truth between us. Life tore us apart once before, and our differences were going to keep us apart once again.
     
    “Privy, all I want you to do is be mine. If I wanted what that club offered, I’d be there right now. I’ll give up my family, my home, everything I am for you . . . but I’ll never live another day without you.”
     
    “I can’t remember why I left the first time. I’m scared I’ll remember and lose you again.”
     
    “My biggest fear is the day you remember.”
     
    I turned and snuggled my body against his. “Help me forget all the bad and help me start anew.”
     
    He completely lowered himself to the ground. His arms banded around my body. His face pressed against mine. “How, Privy?”
     
    “By loving me and everything in me.” I was pressed so tightly against his chest I was unable to move, but feeling was easy. I felt every ounce of the love that was flooding out of him.
     
    “Always,” he whispered then kissed my temple. “FYI, playing around with you out there excited me more than anything I ever