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surprised if he'd cut off her thumb with a butter knife. "I didn't think you'd want to find me."
    "After a night like we had, you thought I wouldn't want to find you?" he asked.
    "Well, yeah."
    "Why not?" he asked.
    "Look, I was ashamed of myself, okay?" She wrung her hands. "And besides, I didn't know that you'd want to hear from me again. I thought you'd want to be rid of me."
    "Of course not." His shoulders slumped. "In fact, I've been looking for you."
    Her eyes widened. "You have?"
    "Yes. And do you know how many Emmy's there are in the phonebook?" he asked. "Four hundred and ninety-seven. And I called every single one of them. I was just about to start calling bakeries to see if you were there."
    She was flabbergasted. "Why would you go to that much trouble to contact a one-night stand?"
    "You're special." He stared into her eyes. "I couldn't find another you, even if I lived for a thousand years."
    "Oh, Sebastian." Her cheeks warmed, but then she remembered why she was there.
    "I can't believe you came back." He paused. "No, I'm so glad you came back."
    "About that…" Oh God, was there an elephant sitting on her chest?
    Sebastian made eye contact with her. "Yeah?"
    "You may need to sit down." Or maybe he should pop a Valium.
    Instead of sitting, Sebastian just stared at her. "What is it?"
    "You probably aren't going to like this," she said quickly. "No, you definitely aren't going to like this."
    Sebastian didn't speak.
    "Um, well, here's the thing." She swallowed. "When I drink a lot, my logic goes out the window."
    "I think that happens to everyone," he said gently.
    "Yeah, but I did something really, really stupid." Oh man, she was floundering in a sea of her own babbling. "You know how you asked me if I was on something?"
    It took Sebastian a moment to understand what she meant, but then he did. "Oh God."
    "When you asked me that, I misunderstood what you'd said." Her bottom lip wobbled. "The thing is, I wasn't on birth control."
    Finally, the man had the sense of mind to take her advice. He sunk onto the sofa.
    "I-I'm pregnant." She couldn't catch her breath. "I'm so sorry."
    Though she was certain Sebastian had heard the words and understood, he didn't speak. He seemed to be stuck in some sort of oh-my-God-I-just-found-out-I'm-going-to-be-a-father trance. If the situation wasn't so serious, she would have marveled at how gorgeous he looked even while bug-eyed.
    "I don't expect anything from you." Her fists clenched at her sides. "As you know, I've managed to support myself for many years. I think I have what it takes to raise this baby on my own."
    Finally, Sebastian's eyes fluttered as he came back to reality.
    "No," he said.
    "No, what?"
    "No, you don't have to raise it on your own." He stood up again, his fists clenched at his sides. "Two people did this, not one. You can't take all the responsibility yourself."
    "Need I remind you that I'm the idiot who told you I was on birth control when I wasn't?" She let out a defeated sigh. "I think the responsibility for this is mine."
    "I'm not sure that I would have stopped even if I had known you weren't on anything," he said.
    She waved away his comment. "Stop trying to make me feel better."
    "I'm not." He ground his teeth. "I'm telling the truth. That night, I wanted you bad, so bad I would have kept going."
    Though she wasn't sure that she believed him, she didn't refute his claims any longer. "Are you…are you sure that you want to help me with this?"
    "Of course I do." His gray eyes softened. "How long have you known you were pregnant, anyway?"
    She sunk her teeth into her bottom lip. "Not long. I figured it out only yesterday."
    And she was still scared. No, scared was too weak a word to describe what she was feeling. She was terrified . Though she'd told the father she was pregnant, she had so many more trials to overcome. Quivering, she reached out and grabbed the wall for support. Unfortunately, Sebastian saw.
    He was at her side within moments, steadying