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She leant back against the work surface, arms folded across her chest

This hat he’d wanted just ten o For the her Was it really the lack of sex within theirdeeper?

What he hadn’t expected or wanted was for her to demand the conversation start with him

‘We married for one reason and one reason only,’ he reminded her

‘Our baby,’ she supplied flatly

‘Yes For our baby It’s the only reason we married We did not s for me had developed beyond mere convenience’

Her eyebrows shot upwards ‘You were concerned about s?’

‘Alessandrayou are an incredibly sexy woht since our wedding but I didn’t want you ood sex for real eht that? Because I’ my emotions?’

‘No’ It was the light and hope in her eyes when she’d looked at hilimpses of these past feeeks

Alessandra rolled her eyes but there was a definite tremor in her voice ‘And you wonder why I don’t want to sell e falls apart?’

‘That is not going to happen There is no reason for us to fall apart provided we stick to our original agreereement doesn’t suit me any more?’

A cold chill swept up his spine

‘This isto leave a legacy for our child? Well, this place isthat’s all ive it up for a e’