Free The Perfect Solution-A Suspense of Choices by Ey Wade Page B

clinched teeth, kicking her feet in agitation.
    "How could you have my child and not have let me know?" he asked loudly.
    "Austin, there's no need to yell. Put me down and we can talk about this calmly."
    "What do you mean act calmly?" He shook her body back and forward. "How the hell can you stand here and talk about being calm?"
    "If I were 'standing', I would be able to do it quite well."
    "Don't try to be smart with me, Catrine. The time to talk calmly was when you found out you were carrying my child."
    "I…"
    "Don't interrupt." He shook her roughly. "You took it upon yourself to make all kinds of decisions for me. How dare you. How do you get off feeling that you have the right to do such a thing? I thought we meant something to each other. Had you lost your mind? What in heaven's name were you thinking? You know I would have wanted to be part of his life."
    "How in God's name could you say such a thing, Austin?" Catrine tried to lower her voice hoping it would keep her calm. "You no more wanted a child than I did. Obviously you have conveniently forgotten that you were the one who walked out on me." She tried to push at his arms for release. "Do you honestly think that I would have run behind you after the horrible things you said? You must be crazy. And put me down, damn you." She twisted and turned her body in vain.
    "Why the hell should I do that?" He shook her angrily. "I could kill you and think nothing of it. There is no way I'm going to let you put your selfishness on my shoulders. You never told me that you even suspected that you were pregnant. We should have been able to sit down and discuss it the minute that you realized that you were."
    "Ooh you make me so angry." She tried to swing her arms to hit him. "The idea of buying pizza together freaked you out. We never even discussed children or anything 'permanent' for that matter. Austin, put me down." she screeched when he put added pressure on her shoulders.
    Putting her down just enough so her feet touched the floor, Austin moved with her until she felt the wall on her back.
    “What have you been thinking the last few years? Did you even have a thought about how I would feel if I found out I had a child? Did you even care? What happened to make you believe you could just close me out of everything?”
    Catrine looked into Austin’s eyes and couldn’t think of a thing to say. She could see the hurt, but knew there just wasn’t anyway she could come up with any words that would right the things she had done.
    “Austin, listen to me. I didn’t have the baby with the intention of never letting you be a part of his life. Time just passed so quickly and before I knew it a year had gone by and I didn’t know how to call and bring up the topic. I just didn’t know what to say.”
    “You could have picked up the phone, dialed my number and said, Austin I have had your child. You could have called me this evening and told me you the child was missing. I just don’t understand what I did so wrong to make you believe I didn’t deserve to be a father.”
    “Austin, I….”
    Freezing at the knock on the door she let her gaze rest for just a moment on Austin’s face. "My sister is at the door for Christ's sake."
    "You're damned lucky that she is. Things I would like to do to you should have no witnesses."
    Giving her a look that promised more to come, he lowered her to the floor and released his grip, giving her shoulder a little push as he stepped around her with a scornful glance. Without saying a word, Austin walked into the living room.
    Rubbing her shoulders, Catrine worried that her sister may have heard the conversation through the door. Taking a deep breath she pulled it open and threw herself into the arms of her sister. It seemed to Catrine as if Phae could take on the weight of the world. Phalene, standing at five-three, seemed to always be in complete control of the situation. Directing she and Catrine back through the door; Phae guided their