“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.”

cannot disagree there.” He smiled

not asking

“That is good.”

this,” she cried out on an explosive

“What?”

each other. We were closer than we’d

being pregnant with my child will not

that much.” So, maybe she did want

“What do you mean?”

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

sliding into that zone she’d come to

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

“Thank you.”

merely friends with benefits. I mean, for

the term

be a start.” Not everything she

permanent in my life.” Worry crept back into his voice, letting her know this was a

“Make me the exception.”

do not know if I can do that.” He sighed. “Though if you are pregnant, neither of us will have a

completely, which said what about her plans to walk away from what they had

not always what

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