say?" Kevin asked

uth. Kate hadn't expected him to jump for joy after revealing her pregna

I said I'm pregnant,

napped, having recovere

," he continued heatedly. "How

last time, remember?"

back across his living room like a caged tiger. Kate watched

and devil-may-care personality. As a teenager, Kate fantasized ab

who happened to be Kate's boss at the town's only pastry shop. Kevin is Darlene'

gged him to church during the annual Thanksgiving service. They'd hung out a coupl

arlene's pastry shop as a pastry chef. It was her

eans. His living room in the small apartment he'd lived in for the past two years since he move

inned Kate with his icy blue eyes t

this to me?" He

ded with confusion. "Wha

" Kevin continued. "What made you th

n. I didn't do this by mys

t!" He denie

te gasped

ted. "You did this to yourself, and I'm not going t

k a home kit test yesterday and it was positive. I knew I was pregnant e

about this?" K

," Kate

I'm sure you're smart enough to figure

prise. "Kevin! Are you sayin

at thing and let's go on with our lives separately. I'm not abou

say to me?" Kate as

big to be lived out here. Do you think I'm satisfied with just being a junior engineer in that

doing well at it and earning a reasonable income. He'd always hinted at wanting to travel a

up to, Kevin?" Kat

town in a few days to start my MBA program in Michig

onishment. "You're going away

ugly. "I'm getting ou

ed in the gut. Was Kevin being s

tell me about this?" K

very good at breaking up with ladies. There's always lots of crying invol

love with this guy? Why did she ever think this spi

just made it easy for me. So, there you

baby?" Kate as

" Kevin ask

now," Kate answered agitated

"If this was your little trick to get me to marry you, then I'm s

o stupid and humiliated at the same time. How

responsible for it was literally cutting her loose a