“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.

closed her eyes with every evidence of counting to ten and he

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

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

tone from Neo, but it had been at least a decade, probably longer. He had no idea how Piper

for

knew enough to allow the subject

line and Piper did

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

as she pressed the button. “Where are you

looked back at him.

his mother left him in the orphanage and never

You seem to sleep well in my

she looked like the thing she needed most right then was a

bed, snuggled against him, damn

agree. She did not want or

for you not

head, a sad look passing

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

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