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‘Well, well, well,’ Isabel ood news indeed’

‘I thought so too’

‘We have reason to hope, then, don’t we?’ Isabel said, feeling more opti

‘We do, Isabel,’ Rachel agreed and smiled at her best friend ‘Now, no oodies you brought back fro’

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

‘WHAT are you thinking about?’ Rachel asked dreamily

They were in bed together, post-dinner with Isabel and Rafe, post-coitus, both on their backs, both staring up at the bedroo

Justin didn’t answer immediately, since the truth was out of the question How could he possibly tell her he was thinking that if she wasn’t on the Pill they ly, that he wished that were the case?

Ever since Rachel had told hi Isabel pregnant to get her to hts He knew he didn’t love Rachel Hell, how could he when he still loved Mandy? Yet here he anting her to be the mother of his child And maybe even his wife!

Was he losing hishim if he’d wanted children when he was married to Mandythe woman he loved to anothera family of his own, did it?

Another reht came back to tantalise his mind, and torment his conscience

Wanting soh can make you bold

Would it be bold to tell Rachel he’d fallen in love with her and wanted to marry her? Or was that just plain bad?

‘Justin?’ Rachel prompted, but Justin closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep Better not to answer right now The lies could wait Till the tiht

He heard Rachel eventually sigh, then turn over and go to sleep, but he didn’t sleep for quite a while He was too busy planning his strategy for getting Rachel to fall in love with him

Taking her to his mother’s for lunch tomorroas an excellent first move But it would only be the first of many