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Hargitt didn't know how to respond to that. It wasn't an option he had ever considered, but she was offering. For a moment all he could do was open his mouth to respond before closing it in thought.

He reached out to shove her shoulder. "Stop." Still, despite himself Hargitt couldn't help the bit of a laugh that slipped out. He wasn't sure if it was the awkwardness of the conversation or the actual lack of awkwardness that caused the laugh. "If this were anyone else I'd think they were crazy, but since it's you I know you are."

He'd been approached by women before in the past and while they were sweet in their own ways he would never have even contemplated this with them. Rajani was different, though. "We'll try." He couldn't give a guarantee because in his eyes neither of them really could. She might very well knock him out if he got too close or he could fail to perform for obvious reasons. Still, it was an option.

"How do you know I really got work for us and this isn't just an excuse to ditch you in a new village?" Even if his tone was dry there was still that bit of snark to it. Anything else about what he would have 'liked' in a husband would have just been used as ammo against him at some point.

It was a lot to think about and nothing he'd ever expected when he met Rajani. Who knew that the same woman who had swung a hammer at his head would be offering to carry a child for him? The thought of the act itself left coils of anxiety in his stomach, but knowing it would be with her helped. Was he selfish for considering it at all? Probably. It went against everything he'd been told about 'men who fancied men' but he'd already pushed past enough boundaries to find his own space so why not now?

"If it doesn't we'll adopt an animal. "