"My best friend is a shrink," Kate bites out. Yeah, she's pissed off about that, too. That her best friend's here. That he's going to be a father. That he can be taken away from her. That he can be taken away from Magnus. That Magnus and the baby can be taken away from him.

She's so distracted by her thoughts that the punch lands and spins her around. "Damn." Blood pours from her bitten lip and something finally feels right.