Costly Collateral

Brian frowned. "But I love you," he said.

"I wish you were dead instead of my brother. "

Brian shook his head. "Your brother was the worst person," he said. "He was willing to kill you to get what he wanted."

"If he knew I was pregnant he would make me take all my prenatal and take care of me," she snapped. "Not kidnap me like you are."

"And then he'd take your baby and turn him into a monster just like himself," Brian said. "That's not what I want to do." He crouched down in front of her, cupping her cheek in his hand. "I want to help you raise your baby. I want to be a family."

"You don't know anything about my brother," Cam hissed. "So shut your fucking mouth."

"I know everything, Cam," Brian said. "I'm not stupid, as much as you like to think I am."

"I don't think your stupid," she replied. "I think you're fucking crazy."

"I'm not," Brian snapped.

"You kidnapped me and want to raise my baby as yours," she snapped. "You're crazy."

"I'm in love," Brian retorted, narrowing his eyes at her.

"Well a sane person wouldn't kidnap someone they love especially if they're engaged to someone else."

Brian stared at her. "Engaged?" he mumbled.

"I love him," Cam replied. "Why wouldn't we get engaged?"

"He broke your heart," Brian said.

"He was protecting himself from losing someone else," Cam replied. "I don't blame him for what he did."

"And I'm protecting you from getting hurt again," Brian said.

"No you're hurting me, my baby and Matt."

"I'm not," Brian frowned.

"You're stressing me out which could hurt the baby," Cam replied.