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But of course he would want toto protect his unborn child

‘Before we start on this conversation,’ Sergio said, anticipating her mulish rejection of his offer, despite what the consultant had said, ‘let’s do the next patient a favour and vacate the room We can talk about it on the way back to your house—and before you tell me that you’re fine, and that there’s no need for et it’

‘I wasn’t going to say that’

‘Good In that case, apologies for wrongly ju with you, and getting hot and bothered about the prospect, ’s okay?’

‘Of course I’ht ‘Overjoyed Even though I still feel like an idiot for rushing down here’

‘Like Mr Wilkins said, it’s good to not take chances’

‘He was being polite’

Heading towards the exit, Sergio controlled a frustrated s No one could ever accuse her of not being an everlasting source of challenge If he pointed to the sky and told her that it looked blue, she would, given the rightuntil she got bored and abandoned the conversation

He had long ago congratulated hi reserves of patience that far surpassed anything he nant she could be prone to being argu in particular

‘He’s probably cursing at having to waste his precious ti her ti to a hypochondriac’

As soon as they were both in the car, and he was slowly threading his way through the car park out into the busy road, she turned to him

‘I realise, Sergio, that you’re worried Ito overtireto take things easy’

‘What do you ht you already were?’

‘I’ve recently been doing so’