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198 Irresistible Forces
“Yeah, well, that’s why I can’t move now, thank
you very much.”
His expression turned serious. “No, thank you
very much, Taylor. I owe you a wealth of thanks. I’d
be the first to admit when you suggested that I father
your child, I had a number of misgivings. But now
since it’s official that you’re pregnant, I can only
feel elation.”
He paused for a moment and then said, “I can’t
wait to tell my parents.”
Taylor forced her head to move to look at him.
“How are you going to tell them? How will you
explain the situation between us?”
“Not sure yet, but they are fully aware that I’ll
never marry again. They’re hoping that I’ll change
my mind although I’ve told them on countless occasions
that I won’t.”
Well, that was that, Taylor thought. What he’d
said had effectively removed any hope she’d been
harboring that he saw what they’d shared as something
other than lust. “You could just tell them the
truth, that you and I both wanted a child and so we
entered into this business agreement to share one.”
“Yes, I could do that but they wouldn’t buy it.
They would try their hand at getting us together. Unfortunately,
they are die-hard romantics. They are
in France now and won’t be returning for a week or
so. I will have thought of something by then.”
Taylor was curious as to what he would come