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Оглавление‘You are pregnant, Emily.’ Ramon’s voice turned a shade cooler. ‘With my child.’ He paced away, turned back. ‘Would you relegate me to the role of a part-time father? Someone who breezes in and out of our child’s life whenever the custody arrangement tells me I can?’
Emily felt her face blanch. That was exactly the kind of arrangement she’d assumed they would eventually agree upon. But Ramon’s description made her blood run cold. Made her think of all the times she’d curled up on her bed as a little girl and cried, believing her daddy didn’t care enough to visit her.
A fluttery, panicky feeling worked its way up her throat. ‘But what about us?’
He clasped her shoulders. ‘We’re good together, querida. Are you denying that?’
‘Lust is hardly a foundation for marriage.’
The hard line of his mouth softened. ‘But it’s a good starting point, sí?’
