But Ben's sharp tongue didn't let up, and within a few cutting remarks, he had Jamie feeling utterly humiliated. She tried to explain, "There's really nothing between us. We just ran into each other today and talked for a bit."

Ben cut her off before she could finish, "Oh really? Then it just shows you've been surrounded by men for the past four years. A woman like you probably wouldn't even know who the father is if you were pregnant."

Jamie's body tensed at his words. He could insult her, but she wouldn't allow him to bring her child into it.

"Ben, I've only ever been with you. If I'm pregnant, the child would only be..."

"Are you trying to say the child is mine?" he challenged, staring directly into her eyes. "I remember asking you, the night before you left, what you would do if you got pregnant. You told me, without a second thought, that you'd abort it."

been thinking that if she were pregnant, they would get married. He was ready to defy his parents if needed, willing to go to courthouse to make it official. In his mind, they would have been

had chosen abortion without hesitation, and

actually think I'd believe you, feel sorry for you,

to be tied to you. I want you to let me go. You look down on me so much, so just think of me as a rat in the gutter and let me be," Jamie said, her

was the last thing Ben was willing to

he declared, grabbing her and pulling her toward

luxury items, he wouldn't have said a word. But using it for prenatal exams for what he thought was another man's

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