Tyler had been trying to joke, something he didn't do so often, and realized it fell flat when she was so obviously unimpressed by it. Lawyer humor didn't often translate to non lawyers, he supposed. Oh well. He rolled his sleeve down when they were finished and pulled on his jacket while she got dressed.

As soon as they were excused, he walked out of the office after grabbing the bill and was on his way to the elevator. They would know in a week, which seemed like forever from then. But then what? As soon as he was in the elevator, his head dropped back against the wall and there was a split second where his hand went up to cover his face like he almost might lose it. It was instantly covered up as soon as Maddie caught up to take the elevator down and he was his usual self.

A moment passed between them in silence, and he already knew everything he needed. The baby was his, she wasn't lying. The tests would confirm it, he was sure. He wouldn't have been able to live with himself if he had just walked off.

"So you take the subway or what?" he questioned, knowing that it was pretty rare for a college student in that city to be able to afford a car or the parking it required everywhere.