“I don’t think I got the memo.” She gave a pale version of her usual teasing smile, but at least she was no longer on the verge of tears.

He hoped. “We agreed this morning.”

“That was not agreement, that was you saying it did no good.”

“I am right.”

“You have what can be an annoying tendency to think you are.” But she nuzzled his neck and he was not too worried.

“What can I say? I usually am.”

She pulled back and gave him a gloating glare. “Ah, so you admit to at least some small level of infallibility.”

“Naturally.”

“You’re so darn arrogant.” She shook her head in bemusement. “Why do I find that charming again?”

“You tell me.”

“I plead the Fifth.”

“not the U.S.

bet the Greek constitution has some similar guarantee against having to testify against

getting off topic

Piper gathered her thoughts. “Why, if you trust friendship so much,

utterly, but it would fail to make you happy.” And ultimately, that had decided him

Would you plan

Of that, he had no doubts. “However, I could not give you something you’ve made clear is of equal importance to you.” Long before their discussion of

love was not, and never would

talking about love

you honestly say you would have considered a marriage proposal

looked away, shaking her

“As I thought.”

does

she was pregnant with his child, he would try to convince her to accept his proposal, regardless of her finer

and he could not even be sorry about that. If she carried

be anything but absolutely certain of its place in his life. Unlike both his mother and father, Zephyr Nikos would consider

same work and dedication, he could learn how to be a dad as well. Unlike when he was a teenager, he did not have

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