Chapter 5
“You’re what?” Liam asked, sitting on the small of the stalker’s back with one of the guy’s meaty arms twisted behind his back. He held him there, his arm muscles bulging as he forced him to stay in place, despite his struggles.
I winced. This wasn’t how I’d wanted to give Liam the news.
“Or did you say that just to freak this guy out?” Liam asked, when I was silent, trying to think about what the best thing would be to say.
Maybe I should just let him think that. And then … what? Fire him, after he’d saved me twice? I didn’t necessarily like him, but I did trust him, and the idea of getting a new bodyguard didn’t appeal.
“No,” I said slowly. “I’m pregnant, just like I told him.”
There was a moment of silence. One of us should call the cops, but there was no real hurry, I
