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Hart grinds her teeth in agitation, but I can see the conflict in her eyes “You seriously want me to carry a baby for you to raise? You think you can do that with the career you have?”

Again, I fly by pure instinct “No I couldn’t continue in this line of work and raise a kid by myself I’d probably move back home and work my parents’ farm”

Hart’s jaw drops, and she stares at me blankly

“Rachel,” I say pleadingly “Please do not ter an awful lot of you, but this is i that’s ever been laid in ly about this, but I just know that I do It would killI’d created Thatation to this child If you don’t want a part in raising it, I get it But don’t take it away fro in the world”

Her face turns away from me, and she stares across the street in quiet contemplation I can’t force her to carry the baby I can only hope to appeal to her humanity here

When she turns to look at me, I’m not reassured “Let ain before I decide I’ll hear you out, Wright I owe you that”

“Thank you,” is all I can say

Everything else has been said, and the decision is up to her

CHAPTER 2

Rachel

Adjusting the rearview mirror, I take another look at myself My face is back to a normal color, but ive a few drops to each eye, and blink The stuff is aht on by ic

I take another look in the h to pass Kynan’s muster

I’d called hi to ask if I could come to his place to talk As expected, his response was classic Kynan “Bring donuts”