Page 38 of Twin Surprise for the Italian Doc
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How could anyone be facing a future like Georgia’s when they didn’t have the support of a loving family?
Even trying to imagine it was breaking Matteo’s heart.
It was brave and he admired that courage very much but it wasn’t the way things should be. Especially for Georgia. She needed to be adored.
The wayhecould adore her...
His mother and sisters would love her, too. And their children would be part of a tribe of cousins when they gathered to celebrate family occasions like birthdays or Christmas. Nobody would need to know that their first child wasn’t his own because he would love it as if it were.
Because it would be part of Georgia and he’d never quite managed to stop loving her.
He took hold of Georgia’s handand broke the silence.
‘I will help you,’ he said. ‘I could be a father to your baby, Georgia.’
She looked totally shocked. Her mouth started to open but no words came out. She was clearly too stunned to say anything. Or even move to pull her hand away when Matteo raised it to his lips and pressed a kiss to her knuckles.
Dio mio,but his heart was winning this time. Hanging onto that imageof the future when his own family was a part of a joyous, Martini gathering. The only branch of the family tree that could carry on the name, in fact.
He would be so proud to do that.
And he wanted Georgia as his partner.
He hadn’t intended to say his next words but somehow he had to convey just how genuine his offer to help was. How deeply he was prepared to commit to being with both Georgiaand her unborn child.
‘Marry me,’ he said.
