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.

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

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 one way, or the

way, or the other, what?” Neo actually

he had heard that particular tone from Neo, but it had been at least a decade, probably longer. He had no idea how Piper would react to it. He thanked God and the angels besides when she

what’s for dinner?”

Neo knew enough to allow the subject

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

when they left Neo’s penthouse. Instead, she

as she

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

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

he asked, “Are you sure? You seem to

not sure I’m going to sleep at all.” Unfortunately, she looked like

his bed, snuggled against him,

agree. She did not want or need him right

reason for you not to

shook her head, a sad look passing

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 much younger age. But it still took an inordinate amount of