“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.”

this,” she cried out on an explosive

“What?”

with each other. We were closer than we’d ever been

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

give me that much.” So, maybe she did want to deal with something besides the condom

“What do you mean?”

It’s unbecoming, not

sliding into that

back tears she couldn’t even

“Thank you.”

along the way, we stopped being merely friends with benefits. I mean, for

term lovers?” he

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

into his

“Make me the exception.”

that.” He sighed. “Though if you are pregnant, neither of us will have a

The last thing was to be out of his life completely, which said what about her plans to walk

not always what we

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