“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.”

are in Greece,” Zephyr pointed out, “not the U.S.

similar guarantee against

getting off topic

gathered her thoughts. “Why, if you trust friendship so much, do you think a marriage based on it

us would fail utterly, but it would fail to make you happy.” And

you plan to sleep around

give you fidelity.” 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 at dinner the other night,

former street rat, no prince, and love was not, and

about love again, aren’t

you honestly say you would have considered a

away, shaking her head

“As I thought.”

where does that leave

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

If she carried his baby, neither

anything but absolutely certain of its place in his life. Unlike both his mother and father, Zephyr Nikos would consider his role as parent the most important one he would ever

self-educated themselves in business and that had been an eminently successful endeavor. With the same work and dedication, he could learn how to be a dad as well. Unlike when

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