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As Sarah arrived hoe of nausea and ran to their chambers

Hugh looked at her concerned and followed her He entered the rooe steps He dis for them

He ca the chamber pot “Sarah? What happened?” His eyebrows pleated, his eyes serious

She sat on their bed “Looks like your baby is in a hurry, my lord!”

He gaped and looked at her for several seconds, aoodness, Sarah!” He knelt before her on the carpet between her knees, embraced her by the waist and rested his head on her lap “My Sarah is going to have my baby!” He went to cloud nine

She s at him “We worked hard on it, did we?”

“I enjoyed every minute!” He sprinkled kisses in her abdomen

“I can’t coers in his jet-black hair

“Oh, but that’s really unfair, Lady Hawkmore!”

She giggled “Alright I’ll ad!”

“You will, won’t you?” As he knelt there with his nose buried on her abdoht that now she had what she seemed to be after: a baby Maybe she would not want him to…she would not want him to touch her Oh, God! If it appeared to be what she wanted, he would respect her wish He would be thrown in hell, sleeping by her side and not able to…to, oh!

CHAPTER 16

Hugh behaved strangely, Sarah thought a couple of weeks later He came to sleep after she went to sleep and woke up before she did He slept on the other side of the bed They were doing everything they had been doing before, but he avoided all physical contact with her And she wondered what had conant women could not…? He had told her that his four sisters talked when they thought he did not listen He surely must know that there would be no problem in… If she tried to make a move, he would shy away and even leave the room She became worried What if he found apieces She missed him, severely!

Losing his mind! He al near her, sleeping by her side and not touching her devastated his guts! He wished he could talk to her about his doubts, but he felt aard So, he tried to avoid her presence If he soneed for her, that it felt unbearable

He heard a knock on the door “Come in” He stopped and waited