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by me or by him or her. Or I could have engaged in
a one-night stand for the sole purpose of getting
pregnant. Neither appealed to me.”
“But I did.”
“Yes, you did,” she answered in what he thought
was a polite tone. “You had all the characteristics I
looked for in a man and those I want to pass on to
my son or daughter, as well.”
He didn’t say anything for a moment and then,
“And you were sure I wanted a child?”
“Yes, after the night of the Christmas party, I
was sure. Although there was the question of
whether you would be interested in doing what I
was proposing. For all I know you might already
have a woman selected as the mother of your child.”
He took a sip of his wine, thinking that he didn’t.
In fact he had pretty much dropped the thought
from his mind. He figured that there were a number
of women who would love the opportunity to
mother his child—most of them were gold diggers
and would use the child to keep a tight rein on him
and his finances.
“If I decide to go along with what you’re proposing
I know what I’ll be bringing to the table, Taylor.
What will you bring?”
Again his question had caught her off guard. He
knew what she would bring to the bedroom—that
was a given. Sitting across from her, inhaling her
scent while visions of all the things they would be