Certainty and something like a fatalistic dread settled inside her. Though maybe for the first time, she began to understand her parents’ thinking; she wasn’t about to play that kind of game with Zephyr.

She quickly finished her shower, dressed and pulled her hair into an easy ponytail, rather than styling it. She bypassed makeup and exited the en suite bathroom a good ten minutes ahead of schedule.

Zephyr was just closing the door behind their roomservice delivery. He turned to her with a sexy smile. “Breakfast is served.”

“Perfect.” Should she tell him now, or wait until later?

“You look a little shaken,” he said with a frown of concern. “Did you see a spider in the shower, or something?”

“Please. I’m not even a little arachnophobic.” But shaken described nicely how she felt.

“That’s good to know.”

“Yes, well, um…”

He stopped uncovering dishes and stared at her, his concern obviously amping up a notch. “You’re starting to worry me.”

wise. To be worried, I mean. Though, honestly, they say it takes positively months to get pregnant after you stop using birth control usually.” Oh, man, she was making a cake of this, a very messy one. “There’s

you talking about?” He stopped, going absolutely still. “Did you say pregnant? You’re

actually there,

on. You never forget it.” He was starting to look a little shaken

forget it this

and he

when I first realized it was gone.” Truth was,

seeing it.” He leaned on the table with his elbows, his head

first time day before

have noticed anything then. But no, not since.” He looked at her with an expression she’d never seen on the big tycoon’s face. Fear coupled

was not expected. She’d anticipated anger, blame, even horror, but not an obviously

his thighs. “It’s not your fault. I didn’t notice it was gone, either. We

“But you checked today.”’

like I noticed when I went to wash

did not pay closer attention. And then I asked you to stop using condoms.” His voice dripped with agonized

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