Chapter 51
Sebastian came back the next morning with coffee and apologies.
"I'm sorry," he said, setting the cup on the kitchen counter where Harper sat staring at nothing. "I shouldn't have left. I panicked, and I ran and that's exactly what my father would have done."
Harper took the coffee but didn't drink it. The smell made her nauseous. Another symptom she hadn't noticed until now.
"Are you okay?" Sebastian asked, watching her push the cup away.
"Coffee makes me sick now, apparently." Harper's voice was flat. "Add it to the list of things that are changing."
Sebastian sat across from her. He looked like he hadn't slept. "We need to talk about this. Really talk."
"About the baby or about you running away when things got hard?"
"Both. Either. Harper, I'm sorry. The news about th
