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there wondering what to do and decided she needed to be honest. This was a mistake, and it couldn’t happen again. The right father for her baby was out there, and if it meant going to a sperm bank, then she would have to lay aside her fears, do thorough research, and get it done.
    To her relief, Leith dozed long enough for her to sneak out of bed, shower, and get dressed. Like the chicken she was, she left him a note and decided to get out for a while. She would explain her decision in more detail later, but for now, it was enough for him to know she couldn’t go through with it. Now all she had to do was hope their friendship hadn’t already been ruined by this one round of delicious sex.
     
     

Chapter Four
     
    “Zai, you’ve been avoiding me for three weeks,” Leith growled into the phone.
    “I haven’t. You know the mess that’s been going on at work,” Zaierra explained. “I’ve scarcely had time to breathe let alone pick up lunch. I’m glad they decided to treat us today, or I’d be passed out on the floor right now from hunger.”
    Leith didn’t appear to be convinced even if he did work for the same company and knew what was going on. “What about at night? I’ve come to your place a number of times, and you either weren’t home, or you were already asleep and refused to wake up.”
    “Long hours. They’re wearing us all out. I hear it will die down in a few days. Then we can go out to lunch or dinner and a movie.”
    Leith grunted over the phone line. He seemed about to say something when she heard someone in the background. She leaned back in her chair and spotted the big boss in Leith’s office doorway.
    “Guess you gotta go. I’ll talk to you later.” She hung up the phone before he could say more. Okay, he was right. She avoided him. Other than their brief talk about her decision not to pursue getting pregnant by him, she’d stayed out of his way because he refused to accept what she said. His concern, he’d told her, was the safety and wisdom of choosing someone she didn’t know, or trusting that the sperm bank was as thorough as they should be in choosing their candidates. Since she’d made no move on gathering information in that direction, she couldn’t dispute his thoughts. Leith kept pressing to understand why she backed off, so her last resort had been to duck him out until she came up with an excuse he would accept.
    She shuffled the papers around on her desk and yawned. The sandwich she’d only half eaten didn’t appeal, and she frowned at it. Zaierra hadn’t been lying when she told Leith she’d been keeping long hours. All this planning and crap the company was going through drained the life out of even the assistants, and she couldn’t wait until it died down to normal. Running a hand over her eyes, she resisted stretching out over her desk and catching some Zs . That would not look good.
    The clock on her phone read one thirty, and she groaned. The day was only half over, and yet the upset stomach and dizziness she’d experienced since that morning hadn’t let her go. Giving up on comprehending her next task, she shoved her chair away from the desk and stood. Tiny five-minute naps sitting on the toilet had gotten her through many a day over the last few years, and it would help today.
    She grabbed the handicap stall since no one on her floor needed it. The extra space and the handle on the wall made napping easier. No sooner did she prop up her elbow on the handle and lean her head into her palm did she drop off. Voices startled her awake, and she shifted positions. Her arm brushed her nipple through her clothes, and she winced at the soreness. Damn, her period was coming soon. Sensitive nipples didn’t happen every month, but it annoyed her when it did. She gave up on sleeping and headed to the stall’s door. A thought brought her to a cold stop. What if this wasn’t a prelude to her period? What if she’d gotten pregnant after sleeping with Leith just