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‘I have nothing to say to you, Georgina’

‘Oh, but I have soht out in the open now and Angelo allowed his feelings to get the better of hiloat over things that were none of her business

‘Do you now?’ he enquired coldly ‘Well, I’m not interested and, in fact, I’m onup, al of the phone as she tried to reconnect, but the house was silent

He left before the silence could be broken and forced himself not to drive like a madman over to her house The situation felt alan thinking about the consequences of the situation She would have kept this baby to herself because, at the end of the day, whatever good sex they had shared, it wasn’t enough It hadn’t been enough three years ago and it wasn’t enough now But she was having his baby and her feelings would have to be secondary, whether she liked it or not

His jaw clenched in anger and he breathed in slowly and deeply, taking his ti traffic

It wasby the time he reached her place and he al the doorbell and heard the sound of footsteps behind the closed door

Francesca took a deep breath, hand on the door knob She had been dreading this , as well, that he wouldn’t give her any advance warning No time for her to prepare herself It wouldn’t have mattered at any rate She was as prepared now as she would ever be

She opened the door and her courage failed her at the sight of his grim, implacable face

‘Co towards the sitting room She only faced him when they were both in the room, at which point she had no choice, but that didn’tinside her and she felt sweaty

‘Would you like soether on her lap and leaning forward

Angelo’s es, don’t you think? Bearing into disappear off the face of the earth with my baby?’