On His Terms (12 page)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Then it hit her. Hard. And her stomach felt like she had just swallowed a handful
of nails.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What if he finds out?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gracie continued to play with Ally’s face, occasionally burying herself in her warm
body.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“I’m
gonna
hop in the shower,” Julie said, heading towards the bathroom. “Gracie, you
gotta
get some real clothes on girl. You can’t wear your footy
pj’s
to the aquarium,” she said, disappearing into the bathroom.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Suddenly Ally had her all to herself. “I love you Gracie,” Ally said. Her eyes welled
up.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“I love you too, Auntie,” Gracie said. “You’re the best auntie ever,” she said, nuzzling
her warm cheek against Ally’s face.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ally sighed deeply, fighting back a stream of tears as she wrapped her arms around
little Gracie’s body.

My baby.
My baby girl.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ally held her daughter as close as she possibly could, wishing she could somehow start
all over again.
 
But she couldn’t start all over again, with Gracie, or with anyone else.
 
Including Hale.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Suddenly, it all hit Ally like a ton of bricks.
 
There was no way that Hale Westbrook would want anything to do with her after he found
out the truth.

THE END

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