Romantic Relationships Progressed

"Making a baby just to keep the marriage intact doesn't sit right with me… so no!" Rain answered firmly. The words came out with more certainty than she expected, considering she had once been willing to do anything to hold onto Alexander and their marriage. 

But things were different now. She realized she was getting greedy, wanting more of him—*all* of him in this marriage, including his heart.

"Do you even love me? How can you so easily suggest having a baby with a woman you don't love?" she challenged, her voice sharp with emotion.

Alexander met her gaze without hesitation. "I like you," he said plainly. "I… I don't know much about love, to be honest. I haven't felt it before, Rain," he added with a sigh.

Rain frowned, her mind immediately drifting to Carla—wasn't she his first love? His childhood sweetheart?

"Didn't you have a girlfriend before? Carla Cartier?" she pressed.