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She wanted to screa it up! "Yes, of course I’nancy test in Florida It’s positive I took the test three tiainst his chair and averted his gaze Then,her eyes, he snant," he said "That’s, well,that’s great"

Carson blinked, not sure she’d heard right "Great? What do you reat"

"It’s better than what I thought youhis palms on the table "I knoe didn’t plan it, but it happened" He leaned back on the hind legs of his chair and scratched his head "How did it happen?"

Carson snorted again and looked at hirinned wickedly "I kno" His snant? We were careful"

"That’s what I want to know," she replied, narrowing her eyes with accusation

Anger flashed in Blake’s eyes "What? No way What do you take me for? If I wanted to knock you up, I’d be up-front and honest about it"

"Well, you did knock me up!" she shouted

"Well, I’m sorry!" he shouted back

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"Hobbs, hush," Blake fired off

The dog i and returned to sit on the floor by Blake’s feet with a grunt

Blake and Carson stared each other down for a moment, the silence thick around them

Finally Blake wiped his brow, his face pinched in concentration "Look," Blake said in a cal just failed It’s rare but here we are And you weren’t on the pill"

"You knew that," she said defensively, and looked away, eone off the pill before she’d left Los Angeles She wanted to give her body a break fro up any relationships She had o back on the pill when she returned fro careful Stupid, stupid, stupid

"I’" Blake said in a conciliatory tone "We’re in this together, okay?" He reached out to tap her hand lying flat on the table When she looked up he held her gaze "Okay?"

Carson reluctantly nodded

"When did you find out?"