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“Doing what?”

He smiled and shook his head “So now that we’re officially friends, talk to me Why haven’t you told your parents about the baby? Are they old-fashioned? Will they insist we get married?”

She leveled a serious stare at hi to leave this alone, are you?”

He shook his head “Not a chance I told you I’m your friend I’m here to help”

Lea was surprised by howit alone since she’d moved to Greece She did have Popi, but ever since her friend had agreed to be a surrogate for her sister, Lea hadn’t felt right about sharing too much of her problems Popi had a lot to deal with

Lea was so proud of her friend for doing sorow inside her and she didn’t know if she could go through that very special relationship and then hand off the baby—even to a sibling It took soate

Lea’s gaze met Xander’s Sincerity and kindness reflected in his eyes Maybe it was tiave him a chance—a real chance “My parents aren’t particularly old-fashioned I think they’d be okay with le parent”

“Then what’s stopping you?” He rubbed the back of his neck “I don’t know nant women, but I would think it’s a time when a woman would want her mother”

She did want to talk to her nancy Most of all she just wanted to share the joy

“Under normal circumstances that would be the case,” Lea said

“But these aren’t normal circumstances?”

Lea shook her head She took a deep breath If she was going to trust hi up to hi bloith my parents” She paused Hownice He wouldn’t want to hear the whole sordid story “We haven’t spoken since”

“I see” His expression changed as though he were troubleshooting the situation “Maybe the baby could be the bridge to bring you back together”

Lea shook her head and placed a protective hand over her abdomen “I won’t use my baby that way If my parents and I work this out, it’ll be because they want to—not because it’s the only way for therandchild”