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96 Irresistible Forces
confident with the degree of her own sensuality.
But not to the point where it swelled her head. And
she had to be one of the most positive people he
knew. He had discovered that fact the first time they
had met. She wasn’t all somber and serious like
most financial advisors tended to be. He recalled her
saying once that she believed that one of the biggest
secrets to achieving what you wanted in life was
believing that you could. Just the way she believed
that the two of them would make a baby this week.
And because she believed it, he was convinced, as
well.
There was no doubt in his mind that she would
be a good mother. In his opinion his mother had
been a stellar mom, and, although Taylor was fairly
young, she possessed his mom’s strong characteristics,
as well. It amazed him at times how she had
the ability to feel him out before he could utter a
single word. And he liked the way she always kept
her cool. She wasn’t one to freak out or get frazzled
easily—like the time he had invested a large sum of
money without consulting her and had come close
to losing it all.
Then there was her playful side. Once when she
had detected him getting tense about a risky business
venture, she had encouraged him to take time
off and go with her to Coney Island for an afternoon
of fun. Officially that had been their first date,
although at the time he hadn’t thought of it as such.