Runaway: The Sequel to Secrets, a sexy and dramatic western romance (Finding Love ~ THE OUTSIDER SERIES) by Lorhainne Eckhart
Authors: Lorhainne Eckhart
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“Come in ,” Andy shouted, and the door opened. Andy glanced over the railing, and Gabriel raced to the stairs and started down.
“I just wanted to come over and see how you are this morning , if you guys need anything.” Diana came up the stairs. Jed was right behind her, carrying Danny. “Good morning, Gabriel.”
“We’re going home. Andy’s taking us home ,” Gabriel chirped excitedly to Diana.
Diana’s face flushed when she glanced at Andy with the quilt wrapped around his waist , standing bare chested, holding his clothes.
“That’s great news ,” Jed said as he stepped around Diana, still carrying Danny, and swung Gabriel up in his other arm.
“Andy , I have a job here,” Laura started to say, until Jed and Diana exchanged a concerned look.
“Laura , you can’t work. You already know that. The doctor already told you you’re on bed rest until further notice. You can’t push it after what happened yesterday.”
“Laura , the job’s here for you, but you need to listen to your doctor.” Diana was pressing her fingers into the small of her back as she stepped closer to her. “I want to talk to you for a minute.” She swept her hand toward the bed. “Sit down, Laura. Andy, could you give us a minute?”
Andy stared at Diana . She was beautiful—and very pregnant with his cousin’s child. They had a past so filled with pain and hurt, all that emotional crap, all because of him. He wondered as he watched her whether what he felt was guilt over his part in turning her world upside down as a teen.
“I ’m going to grab a shower and get dressed.” He didn’t address Diana, speaking instead to his wife, whose head snapped up as if she couldn’t believe he was talking to her. He closed the bathroom door behind him, listening to the murmur of voices, and cranked on another chilly shower.
Chapter 10
“Why don’t you come down with me , and you can help feed the horses? Come on, go grab your shoes.” Jed set Gabriel down, and he scurried to where the small cowboy boots Jed had given him were tossed on the floor beside his bed. “You okay with that, Laura?” Jed asked.
A ll Laura could do was nod like a stumbling fool. Then she realized Gabriel wasn’t even dressed. “Jed, maybe I should get some clothes on him.” She started to get up, but Diana grabbed her arm and patted it.
“Sit down , honey. The horses really don’t care what he’s wearing.” Diana inclined her head to Jed, and he took Gabriel and Danny down the stairs.
“You okay?” Diana asked.
Laura glanced at the closed bathroom door and listened to the water running. “I don’t know what to make of him.”
Diana too glanced at the door and back at her with deep blue eyes that didn’t seem too concerned. “Andy has always been a hard man to read. But, Laura, you can’t keep his child from him, and I told you that before, when we filed for divorce.”
“ You said you agreed with me,” Laura snapped.
“Oh , wait a minute. That’s not exactly what I said, Laura. I said I agreed with your reason to leave, not about the baby. He didn’t treat you very well, I agree, but hiding his child from him goes against everything. You need to be honest with him, too.”
“Yeah , but he doesn’t even love me. I can’t go back to that. It just about killed me, being dismissed and treated as if I worked for him. Yesterday, he threatened to take my babies away.”
Diana reached for her hand. “Laura , I think he cares for you more than you think, and I won’t let him take your babies away. But I have to say this: What I saw yesterday was how much Gabriel adores him. You need to talk to Andy, spend some time with him, because no man would do what he did yesterday for you if he didn’t care.”
“He cares about the babies , Diana, but he’s in love with you. So how do you think that makes me feel?”
Diana’s eyes widened, and she gasped as she gave a sharp glance at the bathroom door, obviously worried
“Come in ,” Andy shouted, and the door opened. Andy glanced over the railing, and Gabriel raced to the stairs and started down.
“I just wanted to come over and see how you are this morning , if you guys need anything.” Diana came up the stairs. Jed was right behind her, carrying Danny. “Good morning, Gabriel.”
“We’re going home. Andy’s taking us home ,” Gabriel chirped excitedly to Diana.
Diana’s face flushed when she glanced at Andy with the quilt wrapped around his waist , standing bare chested, holding his clothes.
“That’s great news ,” Jed said as he stepped around Diana, still carrying Danny, and swung Gabriel up in his other arm.
“Andy , I have a job here,” Laura started to say, until Jed and Diana exchanged a concerned look.
“Laura , you can’t work. You already know that. The doctor already told you you’re on bed rest until further notice. You can’t push it after what happened yesterday.”
“Laura , the job’s here for you, but you need to listen to your doctor.” Diana was pressing her fingers into the small of her back as she stepped closer to her. “I want to talk to you for a minute.” She swept her hand toward the bed. “Sit down, Laura. Andy, could you give us a minute?”
Andy stared at Diana . She was beautiful—and very pregnant with his cousin’s child. They had a past so filled with pain and hurt, all that emotional crap, all because of him. He wondered as he watched her whether what he felt was guilt over his part in turning her world upside down as a teen.
“I ’m going to grab a shower and get dressed.” He didn’t address Diana, speaking instead to his wife, whose head snapped up as if she couldn’t believe he was talking to her. He closed the bathroom door behind him, listening to the murmur of voices, and cranked on another chilly shower.
Chapter 10
“Why don’t you come down with me , and you can help feed the horses? Come on, go grab your shoes.” Jed set Gabriel down, and he scurried to where the small cowboy boots Jed had given him were tossed on the floor beside his bed. “You okay with that, Laura?” Jed asked.
A ll Laura could do was nod like a stumbling fool. Then she realized Gabriel wasn’t even dressed. “Jed, maybe I should get some clothes on him.” She started to get up, but Diana grabbed her arm and patted it.
“Sit down , honey. The horses really don’t care what he’s wearing.” Diana inclined her head to Jed, and he took Gabriel and Danny down the stairs.
“You okay?” Diana asked.
Laura glanced at the closed bathroom door and listened to the water running. “I don’t know what to make of him.”
Diana too glanced at the door and back at her with deep blue eyes that didn’t seem too concerned. “Andy has always been a hard man to read. But, Laura, you can’t keep his child from him, and I told you that before, when we filed for divorce.”
“ You said you agreed with me,” Laura snapped.
“Oh , wait a minute. That’s not exactly what I said, Laura. I said I agreed with your reason to leave, not about the baby. He didn’t treat you very well, I agree, but hiding his child from him goes against everything. You need to be honest with him, too.”
“Yeah , but he doesn’t even love me. I can’t go back to that. It just about killed me, being dismissed and treated as if I worked for him. Yesterday, he threatened to take my babies away.”
Diana reached for her hand. “Laura , I think he cares for you more than you think, and I won’t let him take your babies away. But I have to say this: What I saw yesterday was how much Gabriel adores him. You need to talk to Andy, spend some time with him, because no man would do what he did yesterday for you if he didn’t care.”
“He cares about the babies , Diana, but he’s in love with you. So how do you think that makes me feel?”
Diana’s eyes widened, and she gasped as she gave a sharp glance at the bathroom door, obviously worried
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