Dora's eyebrows raised even higher and she oooohed softly under her breath. "Oh. Oh, I see," she said. No wonder Blaise had been off his usual game lately; he probably had a child out there. That certainly was a game changer.
She leaned back again too, both feet once again snugging under the edge of Blaise's thigh. "Well, darling, I can promise it isn't me," she said with a faint smirk. "Wherever would I hide a child?" She was teasing to lighten the mood, though truth was she couldn't see herself denying a father access to his kid unless the guy turned out to be a horrible brute.
"So thinking about possibly being a father, that's really thrown you a bit, huh," she prompted gently.