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.

respond. She silently turned

"Come with me."

"Okay."

a pregnancy test, then back to their hotel room to take it in his presence. One

Not pregnant.

Felicity clenched her fists, her heart aching as if

sorry, Langston, I really am

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

knew that having a child was a matter of

how Felicity was feeling

his embrace, after a while, she asked with a hoarse

what if... I mean, can if I never have

we won't," he answered hckly, without a

two of

"But you love kids."

love the idea

of the future, of a family

his future children

pressed her lips together, remaining silent as he gently stroked her hair, over and

It was my mistake to

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