“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.”

disagree there.” He

not asking you

“That is good.”

this,” she cried out on

“What?”

were closer than we’d ever been and now

he said, frowning. “You being pregnant

than friends, Zee. At least give me that much.” So, maybe

“What do you mean?”

play dumb. It’s unbecoming, not to mention

that zone she’d come to recognize as his anger. The chill-factor was

couldn’t even name

“Thank you.”

way, we stopped being merely

the term

start.” Not everything she

life.” Worry crept back into his voice, letting

“Make me the exception.”

that.” He sighed. “Though if you are pregnant, neither

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

we want is not

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