The Greek's Pregnant Lover

Chapter 24

“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 smiled

asking you

“That is good.”

this,” she cried

“What?”

each other. We were closer than we’d ever

he said, frowning. “You being pregnant with my child will not

much.” So, maybe she did want

“What do you mean?”

play dumb. It’s unbecoming, not

not playing at anything.” He sounded offended, his voice sliding into that zone she’d come to recognize as his anger. The chill-factor was definitely in

back tears she couldn’t even

“Thank you.”

merely friends with benefits. I

the term lovers?”

would be a start.” Not everything she

back into his voice,

“Make me the exception.”

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

out of his life completely, which said what about her plans to walk away from what they had before she got even more hurt? “I

is not always

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