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.

to ten and he thought she’d probably succeed in ignoring Neo,

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,

way, or the other, what?” Neo actually sounded

time 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

for dinner?”

allow the subject change to

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

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

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

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

him in that place permanently wounded when his mother

you sure? You seem to sleep

going to sleep at all.” Unfortunately, she looked like the thing she needed most right then was

snuggled against him, damn

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

even better reason for you not to be

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

when someone was intent on leaving you did no good. That was a lesson he had learned even better than how to make money