“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.

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

other,

had been at least a decade, probably longer. He had

what’s for dinner?”

enough to allow the subject change

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

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

as she

She sighed and looked back at him. “I

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

asked, “Are you sure? You seem to sleep well in

she looked like the

his bed, snuggled

not agree. She did not want or need him right then. Maybe

even better reason for you not

sad look passing over her

was intent on leaving you did no good. That was a lesson he had learned even better than how

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