Inside a Maternity and Baby Store

Damien Sterling once again offered the apple to Emma Hart, but she pushed it away. "I don't want to eat anymore!"

 

Unfazed, Damien took the bitten apple and put it in his own mouth. Typically fastidious to the point of obsession, Damien would never touch anything that others had eaten, but all those rules seemed to vanish when it came to Emma Hart.

 

"So what if it's me?" he said nonchalantly, chewing the apple.

 

"I never said I'd use your money."

 

"And how will you solve this problem, then?" Damien's voice was low and controlled as he glared into Emma's eyes.

 

"It's none of your business!" Emma snapped back, raising her voice in a thinly-veiled attempt to mask her uncertainty. How could she possibly find a way to borrow money?