In Love, Never Say Never

He said it as a matter of fact, and it slowly dawned on him how inappropriate it sounded. Jackson glanced embarrassingly at Ashton and promptly left the room.

“It’s not good to take so much of that, you know,” Ashton said.

I grunted in agreement, as my gaze fell on Summer. “I want to visit the hospital in a while.”

“I’ll accompany you.” Ashton volunteered.

I wanted to reject, but Summer chose that moment to wake up and cry loudly.

I wasn’t good with comforting infants and did not dare lift her up, so I scrambled out to fetch Jackson.

He was in the kitchen. He did not know how to cook so he employed a housekeeper. He heard Summer too and was on his way over.

“She must be hungry,” Jackson said as he grabbed the milk bottles.

I followed close behind. He suddenly stopped in his tracks and I ran right into him.

“Jackson, you…” I clutched my nose which seemed to have received most of the force from the collision. He and I were both stunned.

When we returned, we found Summer already in Ashton’s arms, tiny and frail like a newborn.

Summer stopped crying. She stared adoringly up at Ashton with her large unblinking eyes.

and gave the bottle to Ashton. “She should be hungry, try feeding her,” Jackson said as he

the

he couldn’t have been more different than when he sat there with the baby in his arms. I was at a loss for words, and thought privately to myself at how very sweet and lovely

no words to spare and promptly exited the

with her eyes still latched onto him. “When did you learn to

a small one at

up at me. “When you were pregnant,”

I was completely

said as he gazed back down at Summer, “Let’s take her back to Peakville Estate. Jackson and Nick have their hands full with their own affairs. We can’t

aback, for I had not considered that. For a moment I did not know what to

be able to calm your thoughts and spend time with the child too. When

me in the eye. “Would you agree

They have been caring for the child for so long, I couldn’t just leave with her. They’ve grown attached

but didn’t

over some fruits as well. At the dining table, I noticed that he looked vastly different from the time

a carefree and boisterous fellow from a rich family with no thoughts about the future. In the span of six months, he became

noticed that I was studying him. “What

back for the new year?” The Harrisons were not a powerful family, but they owned a lot of property. Cameron, his mother, was

tidied up the cutlery and froze slightly at my question. “Go back