“You knew we were friends.”

“Not that good of friends.” Neo shook his head. “She’s the reason you told me sex with a friend was so good, isn’t she?”

“Yes.”

“Have you been with anyone else sexually since you began your relationship with Piper?”

“Do you really think that is any of your business?”

“Probably not, but answer anyway,” Neo insisted.

“Once, before I realized the first time wasn’t going to be a single shot.”

“And that did not tell you anything?”

“What? I like intimacy with Piper. I am too busy with our company to expend energy on other women.”

Neo’s lips twisted in a mocking frown. “How long has your head been in the dark place?”

Zephyr remembered accusing Neo of having his head up his ass once, in regard to Cass. Apparently this was payback. “It’s not. We both knew what we had and what we did not have.”

“And now?”

“And now she may be pregnant with my child.”

“So, that changes everything?” Neo asked.

“Naturally.”

“Why?”

up, he

are not taking my point,” Neo said with exasperation. “Don’t you see that she is bound to think you are only wanting marriage

I would not have considered

“Why the hell not?”

“She deserves better.”

twenty-four hours, Neo

are prejudiced.” But the belligerent certainty in his friend’s voice

your brother, Cass says so. That means

was no pushover despite these weird

Neo’s eyes filled with something far too close to pity for Zephyr’s comfort. “You’re

wasn’t.” Merely that Piper deserved better than what he had to offer

is

love with her next husband,” Zephyr explained grimly. “Like

you do not love

“No.”

“Bull.”

everybody.” At least on that truth, he was one hundred percent convinced. And

up before you

is the stupidest thing

not sound

a broken record,” Zephyr

say something that makes me understand this defeatist attitude of

“She left last night.”

Neo knew him so well, he did not

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255