“Ready!”I nodded my head, a heat fluttering through me as my girlfriend thrust her hand into the cloth, reusable shopping bag. She ripped out the ...tem she bought. A rectangular box, not much bigger than a toothpaste container.Only it wasn’t holding toothpaste. It was a pregnancy test.I was late.A nervous flutter thrust through me as I rose from the bed, my nightgown fluttering around my thighs. The days of the family going naked were over. The children could be wandering around. It made having. But after she assured them that not only Aric would be there to protect her and make sure nothing happened, but the crown prince was also looking out for her as well.Her parents looked at each other during her comment about the Crown Prince. Didn't she always hate him? When had that changed they wondered.Soon after the discussion started, the carriage sent by the Prince appeared at six pm sharp to pick her up was there, and she traveled off to the ball in Aric's honor.As she sat in the back she. There was a brief flurry of activity as the saloon women scurried away from the tables, but all of the cowboys seemed frozen in place as they looked at George for guidance.“Stand up, George Howard, you craven coward, you are under arrest,” I said, my voice cold and my tone flat.Howard looked slightly surprised at what I said, because my pistols were still holstered and I was acting as if it was nothing to me that I was facing five men. Howard gave a tight smile and started to stand up. Although. I shook my head. “After that, I remember waking up and speaking to Lana. Then ... pain,” my voice shook on that word, but I moved on quickly. “Then here.”She nodded and leaned over to kiss my cheek. “That may make things easier, but you need to talk to her today and work everything out.”I nodded and promised that I would. “Just let me tell the others what I do and don’t remember?” I asked and was thankful that they agreed readily. “So what’s going on today that you’re abandoning me to all this.