Cygnus blinked. This wasn't exactly what he expected. All that he could muster was a simple phrase. "Oh."
His eyes looked down at the floor as he tried to process it. "I take it that the child is, in fact, mine?" Normally he wouldn't have insulted the woman with such a question, but considering the situation with her brother, Black was inclined to ask.
"I'm not going to marry you, Sabine, but I wish to be involved in our child's life." He sighed. "I'm the Father and he or she deserves to know me."