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Sensing her inner strength and deterot it all in hand’

Magenta smiled ‘There still room for a father in the picture—if he wants to be included, that is I can understand this has come as a shock to you’

‘To put it reed

‘And I’s from you’

‘Aren’t womas?’

‘Like the sphynx?’

‘Like Magenta Steele,’ Quinn said, eyeing her keenly ‘You’re definitely a one-off’ He shook his head ‘No one could deny that’

She smiled at him a little hesitantly With the bounce of joy when they talked about their baby came the dread of separation And now Quinn had justso much

‘Whatever you want to do, I’ll be here for you, Magenta’

Quinn couldn’t kno poignant a stateht, staring deep into his eyes If she could only bind this moment and keep it just the way it was for ever

‘You’re sure you want this baby?’

‘Absolutely sure,’ she confirmed

‘Good’ Quinn stared at her for a moment, and then he drew her close ‘Now all you have to do is tell enta’

He knew her too well She ht have known he would ask, and what could she tell him? If she told Quinn the truth he’d think herafter their child ‘Can’t we just have now?’

‘Now?’ Quinn pulled back to stare at her with eyes that were shadoith as enta? This breath? This day? This dream we call life?’

She could feel hi between them as surely as if Quinn had removed his hands from her back and his breath from her face She wished she could find the words to heal the broken bond between the away fro himself off in every way there was

But then he stopped and turned ‘We have toto do that yet, but I’ll find a way’