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His face hardened further ‘And you don’t think we can provide that?’

She held her breath until Peter had delivered the fruit platters and returned to the far side of the deck where he was preparing their lunch ‘Coh, e’ve both been through—’

‘My past has nothing to do with this’

Her heart sank ‘If you believe that then I’ to need even more time to consider your proposal’

‘What the hell are you saying, Perla?’

‘I’ you’ve been hurt and devastated We’ve both been We need to factor that into how much that will impact our child’s welfare’

‘So you wantme’

‘No But we need to get past the bitterness and deal with the pain before we can ht hours in each other’s company’

His eyes glea sex At least we knoe’re compatible in the bedroom’

Heat crawled over her skin and burrowed inside to sting parts of her body she didn’t want to think about right now ‘How does that help in bringing up a child?’

His gaze drifted over her flushed skin, and his sreat deal of mockery ‘You’d be surprised how compliant a well-sated man can be’

She speared a piece of papaya with her fork as her face flamed ‘Well, I wouldn’t know I didn’t succeed in that departe’

He stiffened ‘You asting your passion on the wrong e will be different’

‘Soso you intend for us to’

‘Have sex? Yes, Perla I have no intention of living like a monk’

So she had an answer as to how the physical part of their e would be But no clue as to the e he would never be emotionally available?

No Sex, as she’d discovered, was great But it would never be enough in the long run

Despite losing her appetite, she forced herself to eat a few more chunks of fruit and summoned a smile when the staff cleared away their plates