“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.”

not asking you

“That is good.”

hate this,” she cried out on an

“What?”

we are with each other. We were closer than we’d

are friends,” he said, frowning. “You being pregnant with my child

much.” So, maybe she did want to

“What do you mean?”

It’s unbecoming, not to

his voice sliding into that zone she’d come to recognize as

tears she couldn’t even

“Thank you.”

being merely friends with benefits. I

the term lovers?”

Not everything

lovers are never permanent in my life.” Worry crept back into his voice, letting her know this was a genuine concern

“Make me the exception.”

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

thing was to be out of his life completely, which said what about her plans to walk away from what they had before she

want is not always

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