“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?”

grown up,

point,” Neo said with exasperation. “Don’t you see that

the only reason. I would not have considered it

“Why the hell not?”

“She deserves better.”

the second time in less than twenty-four hours, Neo looked absolutely

in his friend’s voice was

your brother, Cass says so. That means I’m

no pushover

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

say I wasn’t.” Merely that Piper deserved better than what he had

what is the

to be in love with her next husband,” Zephyr explained

do not

“No.”

“Bull.”

work for everybody.” At least on that truth, he was one hundred

up before you even try isn’t

is the stupidest thing of all to

not sound like

sound like a

me understand this

“She left last night.”

knew him so well,

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