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Confused, Ada? He already knew she was pregnant

She’d told hi the worst phase of his life And he’d blown it Blown it so badly Liz couldn’t forgive him

Then it hit him

She was starting over, giving hiht

His heart swelled with love for her, at this gift she was giving hinant?”

“I knoeren’t planning to start a fanant, but I am, and I love this baby very much Not just because it’s mine” She placed her hand over his “But because it’s yours”

Feeling light-headed, he sucked in a breath of air

“Because I love you, Ada had recent problems, there’s nobody else’s baby I want Just yours”

Her words cut into his chest, pierced his heart

“No ood health or not, I love you,” she whispered “You, you, and only you It’s the man you are inside who I love The person who makes me whole”

Adaers “I don’t want to hurt you, Liz Not ever”

“I know that”

Looking into her eyes, he saw the forgiveness, the reality that she did know that he’d never meant to cause her pain

“I don’t want to burden you” He squeezed her hand, willing her to understand what he was saying “If a time comes in the future when you need to leave, I’ll understand”

She shook her head at hi without you is what hurts ed next to the sofa so they could play their gaing hia only when their faces were millimeters apart “For the record, I won’t understand if you leave o, and I won’t understand at any point in the future”