Chapter 237

“If you think I’m going to let you stay anywhere but here when you’re this fragile, then you can forget it. This isn’t just about you anymore. It’s my baby too. You get no say in this.” He has his stubborn face plastered on, a mild amount of aggression radiating from him. I know when a huge fight is about to erupt, and I have no energy for this. I lift my chin, defiantly meeting the fire in his glare with a fire of my own.
“You will back the fuck off and let me decide what I’m doing. Right now, you’re the last person I want to live with.” I snap, angered at the turn in this situation, and yank my arm free. He clenches his teeth and glares over the top of me at something above my head, thoughts circling around his mind. We are standing feet apart, stubborn, meeting stubborn. His expression changes as he tries to figure out the best way to handle me, but I will not back down from him. He lost the right to cajole me the second he kissed that bitch; having a baby in this now only makes me more determined to stomp the shit out of his commanding tone.
His face softens unexpectedly, a gentle hand coming to stroke down my jawline and throat tenderly, his voice soothing. I slap his hand away. I know he’s changing tactics.