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“That kind of intelligence coht social skills He was raised to be a perfect gentles on any kind of intimate level, he really hasn’t ever had much practice at that He worked to build his company for years When he turned twenty-five and had his trust fund at his disposal

, he could have easily used that to live on for the rest of his life He chose only to use enough of it to expand his company and the rest of what you see was all Alex’s hard work Throughout all of that he didn’t have ti, but either way, he just didn’t I wasn’t surprised when the announceed I honestly think he married Cassandra just because he’s known her since he was a kid and it was easy He lost his mind for a while when she left because he’d been too busy in school to sow his wild oats before he h that even that didn’t make him happy

What I a to say is what happened between you and him… he didn’t kno to handle that That’s why he turned to his attorneys They only have an interest in his money It’s their job and they do it well He even took Cassandra back, based on their recoether that it’s not where they belong He was miserable when she first ca a roo that than I’ve ever seen hi to bet that he has no idea how to express any of that to you”

“He hasn’t shared much with me on a strictly personal level, no He does see a nanny I really appreciate his help”

“He is excited He’s excited about the baby He’s not just doing this to help He’s wanted one for a long ti in his eyes when he looks at other people’s children Now you’re giving him one of his own”

“You know it’s his?” I had a feeling that she did, but I hadn’t told her so I wasn’t sure

She nodded “Alexander shared it with me in confidence You don’t have to worry I won’t tell anyone”

“I’m not worried,” I told her “Just surprised”

“He’s going through a lot and he doesn’t havethat by telling you all of this about hied while he’s trying to figure all of this out Keep in mind that he’ll have to deal with Cassandra and then stave off the lawyers and then there would be his parents” Karen obviously thought I expected him to marry me or at least be in some kind of relationship with me

“Oh Karen, I’ those lines I know Alex has coive any of that up for me We’re not anywhere near there”

“He should be expected to change his priorities He’s going to be a father,” she said Karen was old school and I didn’t doubt it pained her that I puth and I appreciated that “He needs to es If not for you, then for the child you share, and I think he would even be willing to I think the nursery is proof that he’s considering it, but he’s going to have to do battle with a few people before that can happen I just wanted to a to wait for him Vicki, he wants exactly what you can offer him”

I didn’t knohat to say to that She was in a long-winded kind of way, telling s for me and the baby and that eventually he will be ready to tell all of the people who are pulling the strings in his life that we are what he wants I hope she’s right I won’t let et too attached to the fantasy, but I definitely have one In it, Alex and I are together and raising our child together, the way it should be The way I think it should be anyways The way I’d really, really like it to be

“Thank you, Karen”

“You’re welcoiven up on him yet It had to have been hard over the past few months”

“It was, but as hard as it is to be looked at as a gold-digger it was harder being away from him” I couldn’t believe I’d just admitted that out loud to anyone other than Liz

Karen see and said, “I’, you would be the last person that I would suspect of gold-digging”

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

ALEXANDER

Having Vicki back in the house, for ed the entire dynamics of it I suppose because I hadn’t had to do without her before I hadn’t realized just how much I needed her in one She was great at her job, but that wasn’t her only value As a matter of fact, to me, it was a s It was always so warenuine People save one I went around with an e in etto allow Vicki to raise him and not announce or broadcast the fact that he was mine I know that it won’t truly be fact to anyone else until there is a DNA test, but in my heart somehow I know that he is mine To my lawyers, that made me naïve

I’ve tried in to broach the subject I i to be Hurt, I could handle I could profusely apologize and do all that I could to o away But Cassandra wasn’t the type of woet angry and she would be out for blood… ry with Victoria and that would be the worst part She’d be out for her blood too and I couldn’t just stand by and watch that happen So, in order to stave off the drama, I just haven’t told her… yet