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Enzo wanted to reassure her that everything would be all right, but he couldn’t make her that promise Instead, he reached out and took her cold hand in his He rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand

“Would you like to hear the heartbeat?” the technician asked

“Oh, yes Please” The excite out in Sylvie’s voice

A new sense of guilt settled over Enzo After the way his own family had crashed and burned, he was scared to be responsible for a baby What if he messed up?

Sylvie squeezed his hand, drawing him back to the present A rapid swoosh-swoosh filled the air

“That’s your baby’s heartbeat,” the technician said “A baby’s heart beats more rapidly than an adult’s”

For the hts and focused on his son or daughter’s heartbeat The swoosh-swoosh drove home the reality of this situation

He and Sylvie were having a baby

This shouldn’t be happening The ti a father was all sorts of wrong

Pregnant Baby

The words echoed in Enzo’sthe ride home It had been a particularly quiet ride as he tried to come to terms with the events of the day He wasn’t the only quiet one Sylvie had barely said a word since they got in the car Was she as stunned as he was? Or had she known all along? Was that why she’d been so excited to hear the baby’s heartbeat?

He hadn’t needed to ask Sylvie if the baby was his The fact she’d been a virgin until their night in Paris was enough to answer his question Things had gotten out of control that night Obviously,mistakes

And now he had no idea what to do

He opened the door of the guesthouse She walked past hih he’d tried to do just that She insisted when the doctor said she was to rest for a couple of days that it didn’t mean she couldn’t walk She was so stubborn