Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 293

Lizetta straddled Remington’s lap, arched her back n bit, and rubbed her belly, locking eyes with

Remington

“Spill the beans to Joy right now, why the heck did you push me to pop birth control pills, and what’s with the nasty talk?”

She puffed up her cheeks, looking all fierce, but her lashes were wot, and her bright, doe eyes seemed to be brimming with hurt.

Remington’s fingers lightly grazed the moist, curled lashes still clinging to the corner of her eyes.

The dampness touched the pads of his fingers, and as he rubbed them together, his heart felt a tinge of moisture too.

“Making you take birth control was indeed ‘cause I didn’t want us having a baby.”

Lizetta’s eyes brimmed with warmth, and her nose tinged pink.

Seeing her on the verge of tears again, Remington, utterly exasperated, leaned in and kissed the corner of her eye.

“Don’t jump to conclusions. I just don’t want a baby right now, doesn’t mean I don’t want one ever.”

“But why?”

“What else could it be? You’re still a kid yourself, how can you be ready to be a mom?”

Remington looked at her puzzled face and felt even more helpless.

wasn’t having any of that

twenty–two, how am I still a kid? What’s stopping me from

Lizetta’s tear–moistened, chilly cheeks that were all puffed up with

fussing now, you’re

me off!” Lizetta

you will always be the kid who never grows up. Plus, don’t you have

and wanted to wait a couple

month or two ago, she

years ago to dodge

eyes, her reckless and willful behavior indeed wasn’t mature

a mix of embarrassment and a secret sweetness swell in her heart when he said she’d always seem like a child to him.

lips, “What’s wrong with my body?”

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quite get the gist

breath reaching her ear,

Lizetta a moment to realize what he meant by “down there,” and then she felt like she was thrown into a furnace,

he was out of it that night,

with the mismatch in size, Lizetta didn’t enjoy a single

woke up the next morning, the bed was covered in

at the hospital and

dared to look at it

did he know it was still there?

of anger and embarrassment, looking down, “Liar, it’s been