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Dry mouth wasn’t usual for hi a beautiful woman’s apartment

“You having second thoughts?” she asked, turning, when he didn’t ih to allay your fears and we’re done here?”

He’d been expecting a visibly pregnant wo yet He knew every change her body wouldprocess Still, he’d had this maternal vision in his head Someone who reminded him of his mother, maybe

Not an incredibly poised, beautiful wo this to be a social call

She reached for the door handle Afraid she was going to close it on him, he stepped forward Shoved the envelope out toward her

“You brought“I’m Amelia, by the way”

He nodded “I’”

Dr Craig Harent, respectableover his life for the moment

“I know” She gave a pereh” The last ended on a bit of an uptilt in her voice, like she was asking a question

Or asking if he was in his rightthere

A fair question Not that he wanted her to know that

She’d yet to really look at hi imbecilic?

He stepped inside, followed her through a large,rooeh a door on the other side that held a desk, a couple of wingback chairs with colorful floral fabric and talls lined with bookcases

“Have a seat,” she said, indicating one of the floral chairs, while she took the other and put his gift offering down on the small round table between them