- Bobby...
Eames didn't dare look at Goren.
She was a little apprehensive.
Goren had sort of moved in with her.
He spent most of his time with her and Lola.
But nothing confirmed that he was ready to link his life to that of his daughter and hers.
Maybe he wouldn't want to.
He was staying with her.
But he had never talked about a future together.
Maybe there was no need for it...
And that for him it was already the case.
But the fact that he spent his days with them...
For Eames it meant much more than just a relationship.
Eames would really like it if he decided to settle down with her for good...
And to give back the keys to her apartment.
The fact that he kept her apartment meant a lot.
That maybe he wasn't ready to commit.
But Eames had discovered something lately...
And she was still waiting for the right moment to tell him...
But she was apprehensive about it...
She was afraid.
How to tell him...
How to tell him the news...
Without scaring him away.
Goren loved Lola...
And Lola loved Goren.
But this...
This was different.
Goren approached Eames, came to sit beside her, gently took her hand in his, intertwined her fingers with his.
- Alex... She raised her face to his, met two brown eyes that shone softly. I'm listening...
She looked away.
His eyes were piercing her, and she felt as if Goren was trying to read the depths of her soul.
She took a deep breath.
She had to tell him.
- I am pregnant.
At her words, Goren gasped, pulled his hand away from Eames', and leapt to his feet.
My God...
How could this be possible...
Eames could not...
And yet...
He remembered that he had never used any protection when he slept with Eames.
Forgetting the risks.
It was all his fault that Eames was in this state.
Was she going to tell him to leave...
That she didn't want the child...
The way Goren had just reacted...
Eames' heart sank.
Goren did not want this child...
And would not want her anymore.
Tears welled up in her eyes, clouding her life.
She couldn't blame him...
He had never made a promise to her...
Nor had he ever talked to her about a future together.
And today...
She realized that he would never be ready to be with her permanently.
Lola would never do anything about it.
He would never want to be her spouse...
Nor the father of her daughter.
His few months had been the happiest for Lola...
And for her too.
And now...
Because of her pregnancy...
Bobby would leave her...
And he was going back home.
They would simply go back to being partners.
Goren didn't know how to react to news like this...
He never expected this.
A baby...
The idea was not really to his liking...
On the contrary.
With this child...
He had an even stronger bond with Eames.
But would Eames even want this child...
And especially of him.
He turned his gaze to Alex, and his heart broke at the look of sadness on Eames' face.
Damn it...
Walking away from Eames the way he had…
He had just hurt her.
No...
He didn't want that.
He wanted to see her smile...
Her face beaming with joy.
Goren didn't want that sadness on her face.
It was unbearable to watch...
And it hurt him.
But how could he explain to her that this news was so sudden.
And most importantly...
Would Eames want him.
He had sort of moved in with her...
But they had never talked about a future together...
Nor of a child.
There was already Lola...
Thinking about Lola...
How would she take the news...
Would she even accept this child...
He spent the night with Eames, and he loved it.
Playing surrogate father to Lola.
But Eames...
Would she accept to link her life to his...
With this child...
And what about their partnership...
Could he really see himself teaming up with anyone else.
It was no longer time to procrastinate...
He finally had to make a decision.
Goren approached Eames, and when he reached him, he crouched down, took his hand in his, and brought his fingers to his cheek, caressing it gently.
- Do not be sad...
Don't be sad...
How should she have been...
Happy...
While he had turned away from her when he heard the news of her pregnancy.
He did not want this child...
Nor her.
- You don't want...
His voice broke, tears rolled down his cheeks.
Goren's heart sank.
Eames misinterpreted things.
It was his fault.
He had never been able to reassure her about their relationship.
He should have made her understand that for him it was serious...
And that he cared about her...
More than anything.
- I didn't say that...
At his words, Eames plunged his hazel eyes in the brown eyes of Goren which shone of tenderness.
His heart beat violently in his chest, ready to break.
Was it true...
Did Goren really want this child...
- You mean...
Goren nodded, giving her a tender smile.
Eames could not believe his eyes.
So Goren wanted this child.
- Yes, I want this child... Goren blushed violently. And if you want me...
If you want me...
So Goren didn't want to run away.
He wanted to stay with her...
And share his life.
- You really want to...
Goren nodded.
At his nod, Eames couldn't hold back her sobs any longer, and she burst into tears, throwing herself into his arms, clinging to him desperately.
Goren wrapped his arms around her waist, held her gently against him, cradled her.
Damn it...
He had never wanted this.
Eames crying because he couldn't make her understand that he cared about her more than anything...
And that he would never leave her.
- Alex will be fine... He spoke in a soft voice. I'm here... And I'm not leaving.
At his words, she raised her head, her face bathed in tears.
He gently took her face in his hands, bringing her face close to his.
- I love you Alex...
With softness he took possession of his lips.