"I didn't want to face it. I knew you'd be angry...she'd be confused--things could get real complicated. And I was afraid you might not acknowledge...her..." He frowned. "Not acknowledge her?" he asked in confusion. She took a deep breath and stiffened her spine. "I knew you didn't want a child--you were very clear. And really, I didn't want anything from you. So I thought you might say she wasn't yours and you didn't want--" He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close to him, his nose nearly touching hers. "Listen to me. It was only you and me. There were never any others--not for either one of us. We were more married than half the married people we hung out with. If you had a baby, she was mine. You think I wouldn't own that?" She"