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Oh, he’d told her all right He had a daughter

She’d not let him tell her more She hadn’t wanted to know, because at this point, what had it mattered?

A daughter

That see to have not mentioned while they’d been in Miami

While they’d been in bed and

She took a sip of her coffee, ignoring that the hot liquid scalded her tongue

He hadn’t lied to her Not exactly He’d said he wasn’t married or involved with anyone, but he hadn’t said he didn’t have children Not that she’d asked Silly her She’d add that to her list of things to know about awith him

Ha As if Between Jonathan and Matthew, she was finished with men

Not that she supposed Matthew’s being a father mattered for their weekend purposes Still, a wo like that about asex with

She should also know if he was vying for her job

“I neverto raise that little girl”

Dr Fisk So, the girl’sthe child on his own? Had so happened to “Dr Fisk” or had the woman walked away?

The question of the girl’s mother had haunted Natalie for the past week, but she’d refused to talk to hiet him

Pain throbbed at her tee the ache

What did itto do with Natalie He was nothing to her