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If only the tying-her-up part didn’t still sound so good

"Are you too hot? Too cold?"

"I’m fine," she said in a clipped voice

"Have you been--"

The most self-assured man she’d ever known suddenly looked like he didn’t knohat to say Darn it, Sophie told herself, it wasn’t the least bit adorable

"Have you been sick?"

"No Mostly I’ve just been tired" But I thought that was because every ti about you instead "That’s why I didn’t realize I was pregnant until today"

"Good," he said in a gruff voice as he refilled her half-elass of water and slid a plate of war on it toward her before lad you’ve felt okay"

It was hard to reme so sweet How on earth was she going to keep her guard up for seven days?

And how the heck had he even gotten her to agree to a week in the first place?

Sophie still wasn’t sure, although she didn’t think she’d ever forget the expression on his face when she’d told hi from him and would deal with the baby all by herself without ever na hiry Then determined

Maybe she should have come more prepared for his reaction, but she hadn’t expected him to want a baby Especially not hers And, frankly, she still didn’t understand why he did want it Jake was the ultiht-driven life didn’t lend itself to faht hours of sleep, she’d ht, however, she wasn’t even sure how she was going to stay awake through this meal