Page 37 of Twin Surprise for the Italian Doc
She had to. She didn’t want Kate finding out that she had let them down on their wedding night. Or maybe she didn’t want to have to answer any questions about why it had been a big deal.
‘It’s not a problem,’ she told Matteo. ‘My car’s this way.’
It wouldn’t be a problem. It would take a matter of minutes, that was all.
She couldcope with that breathless sensation of having this large man apparently using too much of the available oxygen in her vehicle. Of actually being aware of the warmth coming from his body that was only inches away from her own. Of the scent that was more alluring than any commercial aftershave.
Man...if some company could bottle the essence of Matteo Martini, they would make an absolute fortune...
What Georgia couldn’t cope with, however, was that Matteo didn’t get out of the car when she pulled up at Luke’s address. He just sat there, staring out of the windscreen until the silence became unbearable.
She flinched at the low rumble of his voice when Matteo broke the silence.
‘I need you to tell me something.’
Oh,no... Georgia felt as if any safety barriers around her had just evaporated.She was standing on the edge of a cliff and the slightest wrong move would be catastrophic.
Matteo didn’t wait for her to respond. He still wasn’t even looking at her.
‘Did you know,’ he asked quietly, ‘that you were already pregnant that night? Is that why you said it was safe?’
Here it was. An opportunity to ensure that Matteo would never know the truth. That she would be safe for ever fromhaving the father of her children try to interfere with her life in any way.
All she had to do was say ‘yes’.
But she couldn’t do it.
If she said ‘yes’ she would be tarnishing the memory of the most perfect night of her life. Turning it into something that Matteo would dismiss as being even worse than cheating on someone.
Her breath came out in a sigh of surrender.
‘No. I didn’t know.’
‘But you were.’ She could actually hear Matteo’s painful swallow. ‘Already pregnant when we were together.’
A flash of memory engulfed Georgia. She was in his arms again. He was filling her and her name was a groan of ecstasy as Matteo joined her in paradise.
Any science behind the timing of the conception was irrelevant. As far as Georgia was concerned,thatwas the moment she had become pregnant.
‘Yes,’ she whispered.
She never cried. But she had to blink hard right now.
‘And you’re happy about it?’
Good grief... It sounded as if Matteo was on the verge of tears as well.
It was Georgia’s turn to swallow hard. ‘Yes. I’ve wanted a baby for a long time.’
‘But you’re not with the father.’
‘No.’
‘Have you got family that will help you?’
‘No.’
Another long silence fell. It felt differentthis time. Not threatening at all. Almost sad, in fact.
