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“No!” He turned, anger in his voice “That’s not it, Amelia There is no ‘she’ There’s no one I told you, everything’s fine I just need to get ho day tomorrow An early appointment”

Perhaps a difficult diagnosis Or hard news to impart She wanted to believe that was all it was

But he hadn’t given any indication when he’d arrived that evening that anything was amiss It wasn’t until

She thought back She’d been falling asleep—which wouldn’t have upset him, would it? They’d both dozed before for a few etic—and satisfying

There’d been nothing Isabella had said good night and

He’d flown out of bed

She stared at him

“You felt her kick”

His nostrils flared, his lips tightening “I told you, it’s nothing”

But it clearly was

As Aht to hi critical, just a flu going around with a crowded office of people who didn’t feel well and didn’t need to be waiting to get in to see him A day when his PA had called off at the last minute for similar symptoms

And he did have a full schedule the next day, starting with an early appointment to accoto LA every day for classes He needed a sports physical and didn’t want to see anyone but Craig

“This is hurting you”

He could continue to deny the truth To lie to her And it would serve no purpose She’d figured it out

“Life hurts, A it So yes, so with you, great sex aside, is one of the best parts of ht I need to get ho will be fine in the ”