“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.”

asking you

“That is good.”

cried out on an explosive

“What?”

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

frowning. “You being pregnant with

give me that much.” So, maybe she did want to

“What do you mean?”

dumb. It’s unbecoming, not to mention

am not playing at anything.” He sounded offended, his voice sliding into that zone she’d come to recognize

out the window, blinking back tears she couldn’t even name the exact reason

“Thank you.”

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

the term lovers?”

start.” Not everything she wanted, but a definite

his voice, letting

“Make me the exception.”

know if I can do that.” He sighed. “Though

by default. The last thing was to be out of his life completely, which said what about her plans to walk away from what they

want is not always what

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