Chapter 77

Molly POV

I’m stunned by his words, stunned enough that it’s left me speechless which is a rare thing, trust me. He leans forward and places a gentle kiss on my lips and it seems to bring my focus back where it’s needed. “Molly, don’t go. Please don’t leave. Forget about your flight and come back with me. I don’t technically have a home right now but I will soon and I want you there with me.”

His words make me smile for a moment but the fear that I’ve been feeling soon takes back over. “Molly, talk to me, sweetheart.” There’s so much I want to say but my throat seems to have tightened up making it hard to say the words, to admit the truth but I still force them out. “I’m scared,” My words sound raw as if I’ve been swallowing razor blades but they are true and it’s a truth that I don’t like admitting.

“What are you scared of baby?” He takes his hand off my hips and slides them around my back pulling me into him until we are chest to chest, racing heartbeat to