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Gaetano was strangely disappointed when Poppy didn’t greet him downstairs as Muffin did Muffin hurled his, refused to sit when told and barked like h the front door received the same boisterous, undisciplined welcoone up to lie down and concern quickened the long strides hich heabout what the doctorforty winks in the evening was more Rodolfo’s style

As Gaetano entered the bedroom, Poppy, roused by Muffin’s barks, pushed herself up on her elbows and s round her sleep-flushed face

‘I exhausted you last night,’ Gaetano assurin of all-male satisfaction as he stood at the foot of the bed ‘I wondered what you were doing in bed and started worrying about what Mr Abraht have said but that was before I reood reason to need some extra rest’

‘It’s the heat It le beat in her tummy while she studied him

In his beautifully tailored designer suit, Gaetano was a vision of eous with dark stubble outlining his strong jaw line and those intense dark eyes below his extraordinary lashes Her breasts tingled and heat simmered low in her pelvis

‘It’s weird because I’ve only been away a few hoursbut I missed you,’ Gaetano confided in a constrained undertone ‘What did Mr Abramo have to say?’

Poppy tensed and swung her legs off the side of the bed so that she was half turned away from him ‘He had some news for me after the tests,’ she told him tautly

‘What sort of news?’ Gaetano pro loose his tie while wondering if she would consider hireedy if he joined her on the bed

‘Unexpected news,’ Poppy qualified tightly ‘You’re going to be surprised’

‘So, go ahead and surprise ed, unsettled by her uncharacteristic reluctance tothe sexual trail to force his brain to focus

‘I’ to sound apologetic or nervous, putting it out there exactly like the fact of life it was

‘How could you possibly be pregnant?’ Gaetano shot at her with an incredulous frown ‘If it had only just happened, it would be too soon to know and the one and only other timeit isn’t possible’