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.”

mean. Though, honestly, they say it takes positively months to get pregnant after you stop using birth control usually.” Oh, man, she was making

about?” He stopped, going absolutely still. “Did you

it was actually there, I mean. If I

it.” He

it this time,

Six feet three inches of solid muscle went boneless and he

first realized it was gone.” Truth was,

several seconds and then shook his head. “I don’t remember seeing it.” He leaned on the table with his elbows, his

that first time

with an expression she’d never seen on the big tycoon’s face. Fear coupled with guilt. Severe guilt. “I never

anger, blame, even horror, but not an obviously genuine guiltfueled

hands on his thighs. “It’s not your fault. I didn’t notice it was gone, either. We were, um…busy, in the shower yesterday and I’m just so used to it being there, I never

“But you checked today.”’

went to wash that

closer attention. And then I asked you to stop using condoms.”

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