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offered to
do right by her.  She miscarries and he decides there is no reason to get
married and wants to end the relationship….am I correct so far?”
    “If you put it that way…..yes, you are correct.”
    “If he loves this woman, why not marry her and try again for
a family.” He held up a finger stopping her from answering. “I will tell you
why.  Dillon is not in love with this woman but with you.  He wants to be done
with this woman so he can be with the one he loves.”
     She shook her head. “I see why you are at the top of your
field.  You’ve assumed the answers and are now prosecuting him without letting
him make his case.  I’m going to take a shower.  Please see yourself out.”
    He took her elbow before she could bolt from the room. “We
are not ending this on a sour note.  I have hit a nerve, and I apologize.  But,
Taylor, I am seeing Dillon from outside the box.  I am not saying these things
about him to make you angry with me.”
    “Even if he does have a slight crush on me, I’m not feeling
the same about him and he is aware of that.  Mario, I want to continue what we
have, but I can’t if you are going to go insane every time Dillon is around
me.  What happened to you trusting me?”
    “I do trust you and will keep my sanity intact.  But you are
wrong about Dillon.  I’ve dealt with many crimes of passion before turning
corporate litigator.  Dillon does not have a crush on you—he wants you in a
romantic way.  You know this, and that is why you are keeping us a secret.”
    She tugged at her ear as he struck a nerve under her skin.
“What am I supposed to do, Mario?  He is my friend.  He has been there for me
whenever I needed to cry on his shoulder.  I can’t just slam the door on him
and never speak to him again.”
    “You are enabling him, Taylor.  He has to learn to accept we
are together and get over it.  You don’t need me to tell you how obsessive
people can become dangerous.  If Dillon’s crush on you grows to an obsession,
he will not hesitate to harm you in order to keep other men from being with
you.”
    She rubbed the chill from her arms even though she was not
cold. “I suggested he and Kelly get counseling to work on their relationship. 
Maybe that will cure him of having any feelings for me other than friendship. 
Once they rekindle the flames of their love, we’ll be home free to let everyone
know about us.”
    “That was a smart suggestion but I wouldn’t count on that
curing his desires for you.  Taylor, you are pale.  I didn’t mean to frighten
you.”
    She shook an ill-feeling away from her mind. “No, I’m
okay.”  She turned to go into the bathroom thinking about Dillon saying he did
not have her keys with him.  She debated if he carried the keys all the time or
if he had been inside her home without her knowledge.
    When she stopped at the entrance of the door, Mario became
concerned.  “Taylor, what’s wrong?”
    “Mario, when you come back tonight, will you stay the night
with me?  I will call a locksmith to have the locks changed, but I don’t want
to be here tonight by myself.”
    “Sure, call me when you are ready to leave the baby shower,
and I will be on your porch by the time you get home.”
    She nodded.  “Okay, but will you stay until I’m done with my
shower?”
    He began to pull his T-shirt over his head. “I have a better
idea—I will join you.”
    She beckoned him off. “No, no, your idea is not better.  I
definitely won’t make it out of this house if you join me in the shower.  Go
back to watching your television program or read a book until I’m done.”
    “Ah, tu me estas matando!” He exclaimed pulling his shirt down.
    *****
    He waited to hear the shower water running before going
downstairs.  He did not trust Dillon Stevenson and if Taylor asked for the key
to be returned, he had to make sure Dillon did not have another way to access
her home.  Checking the front door, he saw she had