“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.

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

she sighed. “Besides, it’s obvious and not something Piper should be forced to discuss before she’s

way, or the other,

a decade, probably longer. He had no idea

for

Neo knew enough to allow the subject

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

door when they left Neo’s

shoulder as

back at him. “I need some time to myself,

request hit him in that place permanently wounded when his mother left him in the orphanage and never

you sure? You seem

sure I’m going to sleep at all.” Unfortunately, she looked like

his bed, snuggled against

clearly, she did not agree. She did not want or

better reason for you not

head, a sad look passing over her

lesson he had learned even better than how to make money and at a much younger age. But it still took an inordinate amount

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