Thankfully, her siblings’ reactions were not nearly so complicated. They were thrilled for her and Zephyr, and let them both know it. They also readily admitted they thought it was beyond lovely they got a free vacation out of attending their baby sister’s wedding.

Dinner with Zephyr’s mother and her family was every bit as emotional as the afternoon before had been, but in a completely different way. Leda was ecstatic that her son was willing to build a relationship with her. She, too, guessed Piper was pregnant, but treated it completely as the reason for rejoicing that it was. She made it clear she was very happy Zephyr had found Piper to spend the rest of his life with and that she was looking forward to another grandchild to spoil.

His siblings were even more pleased than Piper’s, his sister going so far as to offer herself as a resource for a first-time mom.

“That went well,” Piper said as she dropped onto the sofa in their suite’s living area after returning from the house in Kifissia.

“Ne…yes.” Zephyr joined her on the couch, tugging her into his body and practically across his lap.

“You’re such a cuddler.”

“I like holding you.”

“That works well for me as I like being snuggled, a lot.”

“We are perfect complements to each other.” He sounded very satisfied by that observation.

“We are.” Even if the love only went one direction, he acted like he loved her, and in the end, wasn’t it actions that mattered the most?

are wrong,” he said with absolute certainty. “This marriage is not a bad thing for either

corner of his mouth, loving that she had the freedom to

more closely to their advice if we hadn’t already

You’re asking

“I am.”

her head to one side, considering him, and decided the time had come for a little full disclosure.

“So?”

and while I believe that is the reason you first considered marriage, I also believe that you wouldn’t tie my life to yours if you didn’t want to on a level beyond that. I’m not saying you love me, but I do believe you

not you carried my child. The baby was

didn’t say anything, she asked, “How

said you loved me, I thought you were marrying

for me, that sort of goes hand in hand with me wanting to spend the rest of my life with

“Does it?”

face, letting them rest against his chest, feeling his heartbeat under one palm.

a woman more than

that was how he had felt? “What are you saying, Zephyr?” She couldn’t afford to make assumptions about

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