“You’ve mentioned that point several times.”

“Have I?”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry,” she apologized distractedly.

“Are you that disturbed by the idea of being pregnant with my child?”

“We’ve already covered this ground.”

“Then by the prospect of being pregnant at all?” He slid a sidelong glance at her before looking back at the road.

“I’m building a business. Having a baby will change a lot of things, including how much time I can spend on work.” It was the only concern she was willing to voice right this second. She’d been on an emotional thrill ride since discovering the loss of her patch. Fear competed with hope and illicit joy at the prospect in equal measure.

“And this worries you?”

“A little,” she admitted. “I’m willing to rearrange my priorities though. Any child of mine will not pay for the choices of its parents.”

“As you felt you paid for yours.” He saw immediately her determination to give her child everything she felt she’d missed out on.

“To an extent, but even more so, as you paid for yours.”

there.”

not asking you

“That is good.”

hate this,” she cried out on

“What?”

other. We were closer than we’d ever

are friends,” he said, frowning. “You being pregnant with my child will not change

me that much.” So, maybe

“What do you mean?”

dumb. It’s unbecoming, not to mention lacking in

voice sliding into that zone she’d come to recognize

stared out the window, blinking back tears she couldn’t even name the exact reason for. “I don’t

“Thank you.”

merely friends with benefits.

term

would be a start.” Not everything she wanted, but

Worry crept back into his voice, letting her know this was a genuine concern on his

“Make me the exception.”

sighed. “Though if you are pregnant, neither of us will have

in his life by default. The last thing was to be out of his life completely, which said what

want is not always

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