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He put his hand on her waist and kissed her again "If you’re here for so quick on my desk, I can tell you that I’ all your fantasies coenerous"
"I know"
"While I appreciate the offer, I stopped by to tell you some happy news"
Wyatt stiffened "Okay"
"What?"
"Your happy ?"
She hadn’t expected hi for New York?"
"You will eventually Your work is there You can’t give up the piano forever"
A fierce longing gripped her She was less surprised by it this time--it seemed to happen more and more lately The need to create, to be one with the music To let it fill her up and spill out of her
"I’," she told hinored it and looked at Wyatt "I’ about hi space between them
"You’re sure?"
His words sounded so cold and distant She held in a shiver
"Yes Very sure"
He nodded once, then swore The bubble of hope she’d barely allowed herself to adan, "This doesn’t have to be a bad thing"
His expression turned angry She could see hiet control "It is for me I never wanted any part of this Not a baby I can’t believe it’s happening again"
She knew the "it" was his sense of being trapped Of being forced into a relationship, a lared at her "I know you didn’t do this on purpose, but it sure as hell feels that way to ht Just like I know you’re going to expect o back to your fancy life, leaving h they weren’t a shock, his words still hurt her
"I’ he could have been at least a tiny bit happy, if not for himself, then for her
"So you say"
He didn’t believe her? "You don’t know h I know you’re used to getting what you want"
What? "Since when?"
"When have you not?"
It wasn’t a fair question She thought of all the things in her life she hadn’t wanted But he wasn’t in the ht…"
"That I would be happy?" he asked, interrupting "Why? I should have used protection I shouldn’t have assu that day Look, it’s fine We’ll deal So h not to blaet screwed
It hurt, she thought sadly It hurt to have him so disconnected from the joy They’d made a baby Didn’t that matter to hi But he didn’t see it that way and she wouldn’t see it any other
"You don’t have to be any part of this," she said, trying to keep her voice froht want to be a father to our child, but if you don’t, that’s perfectly fine I can be a single mother"
He didn’t look convinced "You mean you’ll hire staff Isn’t that what you said you’d do? Hire a nanny?"
She’d known there was a chance he wouldn’t be excited More than a chance But she’d never thought he would be deliberately mean She squared her shoulders and raised her chin
"I can see this is a bad ti," she said, determined to keep her voice calm She didn’t want him to kno deeply he’d cut her "We’ll talk later For the record, I don’t want anything from you I also don’t expect you to believe that I’m sorry you’re not happy but I can’t ever be sorry there’s a baby"
She turned then, and left without saying anything else She had to hurry to get to her car before she started to cry
CLAIRE BIT DOWN on the Kidd Valley onion ring and waited for the yuhten heror do you just want to eat and sulk?" Jesse asked fro Not seriously, anyway I’nant"
Jesse dropped her haer back on the paper "You’re what? Are you sure?"
"I’uy? Some musician back in New York? A married conductor?"
"You’re the one who seems to favor er "Sure," she mumbled "That’s what you all think"
Claire waited until her sister had sed, then said, "Wyatt"
Jesse’s eyes widened "Are you serious? You slept with Wyatt? Does Nicole know?"
"Yes to both She knows about him and she knows about the baby She’s not the probleave a brief rundown of her last conversation with hiry because then I would knoas feeling so him, which I’m not I’m so happy about the baby, but he doesn’t see it that way"
Jesse put down her burger and wiped her hands "Nicole isn’t mad? She doesn’t care that you slept with Wyatt? I can’t believe it"
Claire couldn’t, either "That’s all you got from what I said?"
"What? No I mean, yeah, it’s too bad about Wyatt"
"Talk about too little too late," Claire gru a little of Nicole’s annoyance with their baby sister
"Hey, I’ve got my own troubles"
"Maybe you have them because you only think of yourself"
Jesse pulled back "I don’t need this from you"
"An opinion on your behavior? I can see why you wouldn’t want one"
"Look, don’t get all pissy with me because your life is messed up"
"Is that what you think this is? I couldn’t possibly have a valid insight? You’re wrong about that I know exactly what’s going on with you You take the easy way out I wonder if you always have Jesse, you’re getting too old for this ga"