"You dare not," Adrian said. "You can't stop me. You won't. I know you won't." "Will you not let me have access to the child then?" Adrian asked. Ava stared at him. She knew what he was doing. This was emotional blackmail at its best. Adrian very well knew that she wouldn't want to deprive her baby of contact with its father and she wouldn't want to be far from her child either. She would still have to keep ties with Adrian, she knew. Adrian knew that even when she wanted to stay away, she wouldn't be able to. Ava did not respond and still her silence spoke for her...No, she would never deny her child a father. "I took your advice and decided to spend some time with Diane," Adrian said finally. "I do now. But I only did it to better understand her; know her thoughts and

