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He patted her hand kindly as she was transferred to a bed in the darkened rooht up in the routine of what he needed to do

Susie was keenly aware of Sergio next to her as she was prepped for the scan She had not allowed hio with her to any of her appointments She wasn’t sure why, but soht that it would have felt like another little surrender to the overwhel love she felt for him She had to keep some precious distance between theet completely lost

And she had always made sure to keep herself well covered In fairness, she had increased in size, but not draoas opened so that the scan could begin, she was acutely conscious of the body she had so carefully hidden from him over the past few months

She sneaked a glance at hiht her eyes in the darkened room and held them

Now that she was lying on this bed it dawned on her that her pains had subsided considerably Typical

He leaned down so that he was speaking quietly into her ear ‘Stop thinking and just focus on the scan, Susie’

Susie reddened and looked away She stared at the , rounded belly

Sergio, his gaze firmly fixed on the screen which had now been swivelled in their direction,when he hihts

What the heck did shehim that it was perfectly okay for hi him that she, likewise, was entitled to the freedom to entertain other men?

His eyes dropped briefly to her stoed body, and possessiveness ripped through him

She wouldn’t look at another man now, but what about after the baby was born?

She ollen with his child—was she already conte his replacement?

No He refused to entertain that notion Not here and not now