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His expression didn’t soften one bit

Raine sed “Really I’ve been so…” Preoccupied “Busy I didn’t realize that I’d never mentioned it”

“I had a special surprise planned just for the two of us”

Shit, she just kept digging herself a deeper hole with hi else Next year”

Raine couldn’t finish that sentence Next year, if nature had taken its course, she’d have an infant, and Liaht filled her with terror Still, what else could she do? Ha this reatest pleasures

“If we can do whatever you had planned on Thursday night, I’d be thrilled and honored to go with you,” she ventured

And maybe, if she was lucky, Liam would have her somewhere else on Friday so she could avoid Hammer and the doctor appoint off the inevitable, but she just couldn’t face the future now

He glared at her, his face forbidding

Raine rushed to reassure hiht, I’ll be done with ain”

“You’re not all ht “Am I only your Sir when it’s convenient for you?”

Oh, shit… “That’s not what I meant Of course I’m yours” Liam usually wasn’t much for protocol and honorifics, but she couldn’t e to shrink back against the headboard “Sir”

The title had allared at her with dark eyes full of disapproval “Don’t forget it”

“No, Sir” God, she hated feeling unworthy, like she never did anything right

“The private Thanksgiving I had planned for us? I’ll flush that down the fucking toilet”

Her dread soared “I feel terrible about disappointing you, especially on Thanksgiving I want to enjoy what you planned, but I can’t let twenty-five others down How can I make it up to you?”

“By telling me how late your period is”

She felt the blood drain from her face “I told you last week that I wasn’t late”

A dark brow jetted up “And this week?”

“Liam…”

“What did you calljust enough for her to feel the sting

“Sir”

“Better Noer me Hammer apparently knows exactly how late your period is, while I have no bloody clue”

Da hisdays I’ve tried not to upset you—or anyone—until I knew so for sure”