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Hearing that , Teresa stayed calm and said , “ Wasn’t it you who told me to say that ? You didn’t want me drinking alone . Remember ? ”
Jonathan paused for a couple of seconds and then caught on He smiled and thought , ‘ That was a good on
Duncan didn’t seem bothered . He raised his hand and said , “ So if this was all just a misunderstanding , I can go now , right ? ”
Jonathan said , “ Mr. Osborne , my wille isn’t your first victim . You hang around bars and clubs every night , looking for young , pretty single women
“ My lawyer has already reached out to the women
in you’ve tricked , and as for your other little scams , tell my lawyer everything ”
Then he took Teresa’s hand and said , “ Let’s go . ”
Even though he’d just stood up for her , Teresa couldn’t bring herself to smile . If Jonathan ever decided to look into her past , she’d have nowhere to hide . But he never did . He never even tried to ask
After they left the police station , Jonathan asked her in the car , “When are you heading back to Nareigh ? ”
“ Tomorrow , ” Teresa replied after a few seconds of silence . Then she added , “ Aren’t you going to ask me about that phone call ? ”
“ I trust you . If you were lying , you wouldn’t have ended up in bed with me again last night ,” Jonathan said .
Teresa sighed . “ You can’t walk by the river without getting your feet wet . This is the last time , I swear . Last time , it was because of your fever . We agreed that it would be This time , I was drugged . Let’s just call it even , okay ? ”
Jonathan smirked . “ So I’m the one who got your feet wet , huh ? ”
“ That’s not what I meant . You’re twisting my words , ” Teresa said . “ Anyway , I’m leaving tomorrow . Let’s just treat this as a random encounter and get back to our own lives . ”
“ I might not go back to Nareigh , ” Jonathan replied .
Teresa shot him a look , not sure what he meant by that .
Jonathan said , “ Last night , you wouldn’t let me use protection . If you end up pregnant , I’ll take care of you . ”
“ I
I was in my safe period yesterday . There’s no way ” Teresa said .
“ But what if ? ” Jonathan’s face was tense as he drove . “ Honestly , trust condoms more than your calendar . ”
Teresa didn’t know how to respond . They both fell silent for a long moment .
Then Teresa said , “ I wasn’t really myself yesterday because of the drugs . I can’t remember everything I said , but I know it was my safe period . I can’t get pregnant . I’ll just take some contraceptive pills , so you don’t have to think much about it ”
She might have been out of it last night , but Jonathan had been completely sober .
He said , “ it doesn’t matter if you meant it or not . You said it , and you heard the recording . If you do get pregnant , give me a child . At least I won’t be so alone . ”
Teresa was suddenly at a loss for words , No matter the reason for their divorce , whether it was his mother or Yvonne , she should have told him about Michael Especially now , when he still doesn’t have a child or anyone new in his – te
All Teresa could do was feel sorry , though the words remained unspoken in her mind .
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Coming back to Nareigh felt like a dream . On the plane , Teresa had been scribbling Jonathan’s name all over her notebook , convinced that she’d ne run into him again .
She went to Sanford’s place first to pick up Isabel and then headed over to get Michael
Michael didn’t say a word to Teresa the whole way , sulking in the back seat .
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Teresa could tell he was upset . Once they got home , she asked , “ What’s wrong ? Look , I got you a new toy . Come and see if you like it Don’t say I don’t
think about you