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‘Supposing it doesn’t fit me?’

‘Then we’ll get it altered’ He looked levelly at her ‘Are you going to try it on?’

She sed hard ‘Theo, I need think about this’ She closed the box and handed it back to him

‘You don’t like the ring?’

‘I like the ring I love the ring’ She dragged in a breath ‘But…my world’s suddenly been turned upside down I need some space, some time to think about this’

He drew her hand up to his lips, kissed each finger in turn ‘All right I’ But you knohere I a’

‘All I want to do right now is go hoet some sleep’

‘Have you eaten tonight?’

‘You just said you weren’t going to bully me’

‘I’nant are you?’

‘It’s really early days I only realised and did the test, a couple of days ago I’d say about…’ She shrugged ‘Five weeks’

He nodded ‘Sosickness has probably just started—not that it’s necessarily er beer’

‘As an obstetrician,’ she reminded him, ‘I know that’

‘I know you do’ He s But you need to look after yourself’ He stroked her cheek ‘Or, better still, let me look after you’

‘Theo,’ she warned, ‘you’re bullying’

‘I’m concerned about you, matia mou You and the baby’ He stood up and drew her to her feet ‘Coht, sleep on it, and we can talk again toht and want to talk, you know my number’ He delivered her to her front door Much as he wanted to pull her into his arms and kiss her stupid, kiss all her fears away, he kneas a bad idea If he rushed her nohen she had time to catch her breath she’d resent him for it So instead he reined himself back Kissed her chastely on the cheek And suppressed the urge to pick her up and carry her back to his own house

Theo wanted to marry her

In her heart of hearts, Madison knew that was exactly what she wanted, too

So asn’t she excited and happy and wanting to shout the news froo away—the fear that it would all go wrong?

After an hour of feeling more and more miserable, she texted Katrina Diffidently, because she didn’t want her to worry But, lord, she needed to talk to someone about this Someone close to her

If you’re not busy, do you want to come over for a cup of tea?