Chapter 26

"Well, believe it. All I've ever wanted is for you to be with me. Be mine, Penny," he asserted in a hushed voice, skimming his thumb across my cheek and temporarily distracting me. "Be your what Ken? You're so confusing! One minute you're hot and then the next you're cold!" I growled. "My girl, my person. Be mine and only mine."  Penny's POV I chewed on my lip as I made my way through the rest of the zoo with Tanya's hand in mine, not uttering a single word unless it was to answer a question she had about one of the animals. Ken has been silently pouting ever since I scrambled off his lap and dragged Tanya away from the penguin exhibit. I could understand why he was upset as I had just rejected him, in a way. My brain was preoccupied with doubt and uncertainty, but I was pulled from those deep thoughts when I felt Tanya lean all of her body weight against me – her telltale sign that she was exhausted – and release a big y