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    “I’ll tell you the entire story sometime, but right now I’m more worried about you. And the babies.”
    “There isn’t anything to be worried about. I’m fine and so are the twins.” She gave a small shrug, hiding her true feelings. Jadon had never confided in her before, and obviously he didn’t see a reason to start now. Maybe he hadn’t left her for another woman, but that didn’t change the fact that he wasn’t open to a future. “All I can do is follow doctor’s orders and hope for the best.”
    “Yes. But I’d really like to help.”
    “Help?” she repeated, trying to figure out where hewas going with this. “Like with what? The babies haven’t been born yet.”
    “Do you have everything you need?” he asked. “It’s going to be rough as you need two of everything. So what about cribs? Car seats? Strollers?”
    The thought of Jadon buying baby things almost made her smile. “Seth and Kylie threw me a shower, inviting all the ED staff, so I have most of what I need, thanks.”
    He swept a skeptical glance over her apartment. “You’ll be crowded in here, don’t you think?”
    She raised a brow. “For now maybe we’ll be a little cramped. But I won’t be living here forever.” At least, that was her plan. She had some small savings that she hoped to use as a down payment for a house, depending on how things went after the twins were born. If she could work enough hours to afford a small mortgage.
    “Alyssa, I have a three-bedroom house. There’s no reason you can’t move in with me for the rest of your pregnancy and then even after the babies are born. Between the two of us, we should be able to help care for the twins, keeping our child-care costs down.”
    Her eyes widened in shock. Was he crazy? Was he really suggesting they live together for financial reasons? As if the babies were nothing more than a business arrangement? “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
    In fact, she was pretty sure it was a really bad idea. His emotions may not be involved, but hers would be.
    “Please, think about it.” He didn’t back down as she half expected he might, but stood awkwardly in her living room, looking like a fish out of water. “I know things have been rough for you, and I’m sorry you hadto go through this alone. But right now we need to focus on the babies. Having you move in with me, even temporarily, is best for them.”

CHAPTER FOUR

    L ONG after Jadon had left, Alyssa found herself replaying their brief conversation over and over again.
    He’d asked her to move in with him. As a business arrangement. Because there was extra room in his three-bedroom house. A temporary solution to solve her child-care needs.
    Typical of Jadon to gloss over the emotional side of things. Did he ever think about their time together? Did he have any feelings for her at all? Other than as the mother of his children? Children he’d never planned on having?
    Logically, she knew his offer had some merit. She’d always sworn not to end up like her mother, struggling to make ends meet. And now here was Jadon, offering a solution to at least part of her problems. But at what cost?
    Emotionally, sharing a roof with Jadon would risk her heart, a huge price to pay.
    Yet didn’t her babies deserve a safe and secure childhood? And would she really be able to provide that on her own? For one baby, yes, but for two? Doubtful.
    She hadn’t given him an answer, simply telling him she’d need to think about it.
    For a long time she stared at the pretty, bright startopping her lopsided Christmas tree, as if seeking divine guidance. What on earth should she do? Maybe moving in with him would be best for the twins, but what about her?
    If only her pulse didn’t leap so erratically whenever Jadon was nearby. If only she didn’t still feel that spark of attraction whenever he spoke to her. If only she didn’t wish so much that things were different.
    She’d gone into a relationship with Jadon