Don't Look Back: sequel to He Loves Me Not (Lily's Story, Book 2) Read Online Free Page A

fell asleep.
    The next day as I was cleaning up from breakfast, someone knocked on the door. Even though I was expecting the cable company to come, I had to force myself to calm down before walking to the door and looking through the peephole. Relieved to see a stranger in a cable company uniform on the porch, I opened the door.
    “Are you Kate Jamison?”
    I nodded. “Yes. Please come in.”
    “This shouldn’t take too long,” he said as he followed me inside.
    I watched him step into the living room and look around. I thought he wasn’t much older than me, maybe in his late twenties.
    “Where’s your TV?” he asked as he turned toward me.
    “I don’t have one yet.”
    He laughed. “People usually have a TV before they have their cable set up.”
    Feeling foolish, I felt my face redden. “Well, I mostly want the Internet access, but your company had a deal going where I could get free cable for my TV.”
    “Oh. Well, that makes sense.”
    “Anyway, I’m planning on getting a TV soon. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet.”
    “Your boyfriend will probably be glad when you get one.”
    “My boyfriend?” Slight panic tickled my neck.
    He laughed again. “You do have a boyfriend, don’t you?”
    His question made me very uncomfortable. I didn’t want him to know I lived here by myself. I held up my left ring finger and pointed to my wedding ring. “I don’t have a boyfriend, but I do have a husband.”
    That made him back off.
    “Well, just give me a little time to get this all hooked up and I’ll be out of your way.”
    “Thanks.”
    I heard barking at the back door and let Greta in. She immediately ran up to the man and started sniffing him. I pulled her away. “Sorry. She gets a little excited sometimes.”
    “No problem,” he said.
    Half an hour later he said everything was hooked up and if I had any trouble, to give them a call.
    “I usually like to test out the cable connection on the TV, but . . . “
    I smiled. “That’s okay. Thanks.”
    He left and I locked the door behind him, glad to be alone. His questions about my having a boyfriend had been unnerving. It made me wonder what I could do to make it less apparent that I lived alone.
    I pulled out my laptop and plugged it into the modem. I was online in no time. The first thing I did was check my email. My heart pounded when I saw that my mailbox held several emails from Trevor. Hesitant to open them, I decided it would be a good idea to find out his mood. I knew just opening and reading the emails wouldn’t help him find me.
    The first few emails had a sweet and loving tone, asking me to come home and be a family with him. There was no mention of his arrest or that I had taken my money back. As I continued to read the emails, the persuasiveness turned to anger and threats. The final email had been sent just that morning. As I read it, I felt my mouth go dry.
    Lily,
    I know you think you’re clever in running from me and taking my money, but be assured that I WILL find you. You’re still my wife and you’re carrying OUR child. I have every right to be a part of that child’s life and I plan on seeing my child grow up. With or without you, I will be a father to my child.
    You and I both know that you have NO ONE. You are on your own. NO ONE will help you. I hope you don’t sleep at night for fear that I will be watching. I will know when you give birth to OUR baby. I WILL use my rights as the baby’s father and I WILL take him and raise him. If you don’t cooperate in allowing me to be a part of our baby’s life, I will make sure that he will never know he had a mother.
    Your LOVING husband,
    Trevor
    The fear that had pushed me to leave him came rushing back and I felt tears course down my cheeks as I knew he spoke the truth. I had no one. I was completely on my own.
    But would he really be able to find me? Would he really take my baby from me? I wrapped my arms protectively around my abdomen. I was in no hurry to have this