DARE-TO-LOVE-TRUTH-AND-DARE-DUET-COLLECTION-by-Lylah-James-pdfarchive

There it was. The conversation I was trying my hardest
my avoid. But I knew it was coming, because as always, to
Maddox, I was an open book.
I swallowed down the heavy emotions in my throat and
gave one small, sharp nob. “I think so too,” I breathed, my
voice shaky and filled with uncertainty. “I didn’t want to
believe it at first, but over the last few days, I had come to
the same conclusion too.”
His fingers gently brushed against my arm and he
caressed me. Maddox placed a tender kiss on my temple.
“You had a rough pregnancy, Lila… and after two
miscarriages. That’s a lot of stress, tension and emotions to
deal with. You never gave yourself a chance to mourn
properly because you were scared but you need time to
heal.”
I was finally realizing that. A lot had happened over the
last two years since we decided to try for another baby. The
miscarriages had hit me the hardest. There were a lot of
confusion and numbness, but I never gave myself a chance
to go through those emotions. Instead, I had tucked those
feelings away and tried for another baby… until Iris came
to be.
But the complication that came with my pregnancy had
hit me so unexpectedly. Once again, I had shoved
everything in the dark corner of my heart without letting
myself truly feel.
I ran my fingers across Maddox’s abs, feeling the need
to touch him. He kept me grounded. “But why does Iris
behave this way with me? I know she doesn’t hate me.
She’s just a baby, but… I’m worried, Maddox.”
“Iris didn’t bond with you right away after she was born.
You were in the hospital for more than a week after you had
those complications with your surgery. The first week of a
baby’s life is very important to bond with the mother but
you and Iris never got that chance. She got used to me,” he
muttered, thoughtfully.