Long moments after the call ended, and even after Felicity emerged from the bathroom, Miles was still lost in thought. "What did my mom say?"

Drying her hair, she was wrapped in his navy bathrobe, which seemed almost too large for her, engulfing her entirely. "Aunt Karen was... asking why you called her, about looking for an obstetrician."

Silence fell heavily between them.

Felicity tensed at his words, a reaction Miles interpreted almost as a confirmation of his suspicions.

He approached her, his dark eyes filled with earnestness and hope, "Felicity... are you... are you pregnant?"

Silence again.

Miles gently took her wrist, asking softly, "Are you?"

For a few seconds, her mind went blank before she shook her head, "No."

It wasn't that she wasn't pregnant now; she believed she could never be pregnant.

"Really?" Disappointment flickered across Miles' face.

"Really, there's no pregnancy."

"Then why suddenly ask about an obstetrician?" He couldn't let it go, his heart clinging to a sliver of hope.

She silently turned

"Come with me."

"Okay."

a pregnancy test, then back to their hotel room to take it in

Not pregnant.

the disappointment in his eyes, Felicity clenched her

sorry, Langston, I

her, pulling her close, "It's okay. We'll

having a child was a matter

was unaware of how Felicity was feeling at

a while, she

if... I mean, can if I

he answered

the two of

"But you love kids."

I love the

dreams of the future, of a family of three or four, were

his future children was

as he gently stroked her hair, over

it. It was my mistake to ask

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