“You and Cass have already discussed it?” Zephyr asked, taking his turn at being taken aback.

“We’ve discussed many options for the future. Cassandra wants to experience other parts of the world and I want her to have every opportunity for maximum happiness,” Neo said with a shrug.

Now, that did not surprise him. With more trepidation than he had felt since leaving Greece for the unknown, Zephyr shifted his gaze to Piper to see how she was taking this discussion.

Her azure eyes were fixed on him with steady intensity. “You’re going to pull out all the stops if that test comes back positive, aren’t you?”

“Would you expect anything different?” He was ruthless, but not dishonest.

“I guess not. I was trying very hard not to think about it at all, though.” Her voice was tinged with rueful inevitability.

He did not know if that was good, or bad. “I am sorry.”

“For showing your hand early?”

“For making you think about it.”

“What exactly is it we’re thinking about?” Neo asked in a voice others had learned not to ignore.

Luckily for Zephyr, he wasn’t other people and he had no trouble ignoring his best friend and business partner’s demand.

with every evidence of counting to ten and he thought she’d probably succeed in ignoring

elbowed her nosy fiancé. “Leave them alone, Neo.” Then she sighed. “Besides, it’s obvious and not something Piper should be forced to discuss before she’s certain

the other, what?” Neo actually

had been at least a decade, probably longer. He had no idea how Piper would react

what’s for dinner?”

to allow the subject change

evening went well, considering. Cass kept Neo in line and Piper did her

didn’t turn toward his door when they left Neo’s penthouse. Instead, she headed

on her shoulder as

sighed and looked back at him. “I need some

the request hit him in that place permanently wounded when his mother left him in the

You seem to

sure I’m going to sleep at all.” Unfortunately, she looked like the thing she needed most right

his bed, snuggled against him,

agree. She did not want

reason for you not to be

head, a sad look passing over her face. “I’m

not to be left behind when someone was intent on leaving you did no good. That was a lesson he had learned even better than how to make money and at a

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