Free Stacked Up: Worth the Fight Series by Sidney Halston

turned to tell him. But he had his hands gripped tight around the wheel and his jaw clenched.
    “Why anyone would do this to themselves is beyond me. It’s not even my kid, and my heart is beating out of my chest.”
    And there it was again—another reminder that this would be their one and only date. She wished things could be different, but the man had made it abundantly clear that he didn’t want children. She couldn’t even be mad at him about it. He had his reasons, and he had been honest. She, on the other hand, should have told him about Belle long ago.
    Travis pulled into the parking lot of the hospital, hopped off, and ran around to open her door.
    “Wait,” she said. “I want to talk to you.”
    “I know, darlin’. I’m sorry about this. I’ll make it up to you. Maybe tomorrow night? I really like spending time with you.” He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
    “Me too, and I’m sorry I didn’t say anything earlier but—”
    “Travis! Texas!” There was an onslaught of clicking and flashes.
    “Slade!”
    “Oh my God, is that Scarface?”
    Slade and Tony had arrived with their women, accompanied by Iggy, and they were all being swarmed by the media.
    “Travis! Travis! Over here!” a cameraman shouted. “Who’s the girl?”
    There were more flashes. “Travis!”
    “One photo. Come on!”
    “I’m in a hurry. Move.” He swept the nearest reporter’s hand away and pulled Penny along with him.
    “Travis!” the reporter yelled. “Come on. We’ll stop if you just give us something. Who’s the girl? One shot and we’ll stop. Come on. Promise to leave you alone.”
    Travis stopped, huffed, and then pulled Penny around and dipped her. She had to hold on to his neck or she’d fall down as he kissed her silly, her body arching back. “Happy?” he said over his shoulder to the reporter. “Now leave.”
    She was so shocked at the entire turn of events she was actually speechless. She tried to shield her face as he righted her.
    “I can’t believe you did that!” she shrieked, shoving his shoulder hard, as they walked toward the hospital entrance.
    “Who cares, Penny? I don’t care who knows.”
    “I do!” She looked around at the scrum of media behind them. “It was the one single thing I asked you not to do, and that was only two hours ago!”
    Before Penny had a chance to say anything more, the reporters and photographers caught up to them. “Who’s the girl, Texas? Is it serious?”
    “I have to go!” he growled, but they were relentless.
    She tried to push through the crowd, covering her face with her hands.
    “Dammit, Penny. Stay close!” he said, oblivious to the fact that she was having a panic attack.
    “You said my name!” she cried out as he took her hand and pulled her through the hospital’s big entrance doors. Once they were inside, she pulled her hand away from him. “Stop!”
    “What?” he said, seemingly irritated.
    She was aware that there were a few photographers observing them through the glass doors, but she couldn’t put this off. “You don’t know what you’ve done, Travis.”
    “What are you talking about?”
    “I can’t be on camera,” she huffed. “My stepfather is going have a heart attack when he sees that you and I were kissing.”
    “What, I’m not good enough for your family or something?” he said, glowering. “How would your stepdad even know?”
    “As a matter of fact, no, he would not think you’re good enough.”
    That hit him like a slap in the face. “Well, fuck him very much, and you too, Penny. You didn’t seem like such a stuck-up bitch when you were riding my cock less than an hour ago,” he snarled.
    Furious, she pushed him out of the way, hard this time, and strode ahead. Behind her she could hear Francesca say, “Jesus, Travis. That was fucking harsh.”
    She stopped abruptly, turned around, and strode back over to him, making an effort to keep the tears out of her eyes. She’d been through too much to let