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very least, not let it show.
    They walked down the hall to the fertility suite and were immediately shown into the doctor’s private office for a quick consultation, in case they had any last-minute questions—a courtesy Adam was sure he reserved for only his special patients. In other words, the ones with the thickest wallets. Dr. Meyer had a fund for lower-income couples with medical conditions preventing them from conceiving, andunderstanding their pain, not to mention the perks it would include, Adam had donated generously.
    After a brief chat, they were taken to the room where Katy would change into her gown.
    â€œI guess this is it,” Adam said. “I’ll see you afterward.”
    â€œAfterward?” she asked, looking confused. “You’re not going to come in for the procedure. I thought you would want to be there.”
    â€œI do. I just…I thought it would make you uncomfortable.”
    â€œCall me old-fashioned, but I believe a father should at least be in the room when his child is conceived. Even if he’s not actually…you know…doing the work.”
    Leave it to Katy to be absolutely blunt. “If you’re comfortable with it, then sure, count me in.”
    â€œThe doctor knows the situation. I’m sure he can be discreet. And if not…” she shrugged. “It’s not like you haven’t seen me naked. And you’ll be seeing it all again when the baby is born. Right?”
    He had hoped she would allow him to be in the delivery room, but he figured he would wait until later in the pregnancy to ask. Now he didn’t have to worry.
    He didn’t doubt that if he’d hired a surrogate, a stranger, she might not be as open to him being so involved in the entire process. And he appreciated it. More than Katy would ever know.
    â€œWell, I better go change,” she said. “Don’t want to keep the embryos waiting.”
    â€œThank you, Katy.”
    She smiled, then she did something totally unexpected. She rose up on her toes and pressed a kiss to his cheek.
    Her lips were soft and warm and just the slightest bit damp. And though it didn’t last long, just a second or two, something happened. Something passed between them, although hecouldn’t say for sure what it was. If it was physical or emotional. But whatever it was, he felt it straight through to his bones. And clearly, so did she.
    She stepped back, looking puzzled, lifting a hand up to touch her lips. And something must have been wrong with him because his first instinct was to take her in his arms and draw her against him, bury his face against her hair and just…hold her. He wondered what she would do if he tried.
    But he didn’t, and after a few seconds the moment, whatever it was, seemed to pass.
    â€œI guess I better go,” she said, glancing back to the nurse who was waiting for her, looking apprehensive, as if the gravity of what she was about to do had suddenly taken hold. “You’ll be there?”
    Maybe she just didn’t want to feel as though she was in this alone. “I’ll be there,” he assured her, and realized that his heart was beating faster. Maybe he was more nervous than he’d thought. Or could it have been something else?
    She started to turn, and before he realized what he was doing, he reached out and grabbed her arm. Startled, she turned back to him, looking at his hand as though she was surprised he would touch her. And honestly, he was a bit surprised himself.
    â€œYou’re sure you want to do this,” he said. “It’s not too late to back out.”
    The apprehension seemed to dissolve before his eyes and she smiled. A really sweet, pretty smile that he was sure he would remember for the rest of his life.
    â€œI’m sure,” she said, placing her hand over his. “I want to do this.”
    He let his hand slip out from under hers and fall to his side.
    â€œYou can sit