The Greek's Pregnant Lover

“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.

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

Neo.” Then she sighed. “Besides, it’s obvious and not something Piper should be forced

other, what?” Neo actually sounded

had heard that particular tone from Neo, but it had been at least a decade, probably longer. He had no

for

enough to allow the subject change to pass

of the evening went well, considering. Cass kept Neo in line and Piper did her best to ignore any and all leading

toward his door when they left Neo’s penthouse. Instead, she headed

hand on her shoulder as she pressed the button. “Where are you

sighed and looked back at him. “I need some time to

permanently wounded when his mother left him in the orphanage and never took

“Are you sure? You seem

not sure I’m going to sleep at all.” Unfortunately, she looked like the thing she needed most right then was a good

bed, snuggled against

not want or

for you

sad look passing over

did no good. That was a lesson he had learned even better than how to make money and at a much younger age. But it still took an inordinate amount of inner