In Expert Hands by Lily Harlem

Author:Lily Harlem [Harlem, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Harlem
Published: 2015-02-11T05:00:00+00:00

They sat at a mahogany table overlooking Central Park and dined on delicious smoked salmon nigri, prawn temaki and tuna sashimi. The suite’s private butler had placed a bottle of pale white wine in an ice bucket, and when he’d left them alone, Kane poured them both a glass.

“This is wonderful,” Imogen said, gesturing at the food then the view. “Perfect.”

“I’m glad you think so.” He expertly captured a stray grain of rice in his chopsticks. “You like to travel. Where else have you been?”

“I’ve seen a bit of the US with work, skied in the Alps and spent some time in Spain with my friend, Clarris. Other than Thailand this year, that’s it.” She helped herself to another sliver of salmon.

“I’d like to show you more of the world.”

“I’d like that.” She smiled at him. “Clarris went to Japan with work last year, she said I’d love it.”

“What does she do, Clarris?”

“She’s a journalist.”

He nodded slowly. “Do you see her often?”

“Yes, she lives next door. She has a little one, Katie, she’s adorable.”

“Pretty name.”

“She’s a pretty girl.”

Kane was quiet.

Imogen wasn’t sure if he was thinking about Clarris’ work as a journalist and wondering if that could have implications for him, or if he was thinking about Katie, about having children of his own.

“Do you want a family one day?” she asked.

He jerked his head a little, as though surprised by her question. He quickly composed himself. “Do you?”

“Yes. I think so. But not the way Clarris did it. She fell pregnant on a one-night stand with a married man. She’s on her own one hundred percent. Well, she’s got me, but it’s not the same.”

“That’s hard.”

“Yes. She told the father, but he wanted nothing to do with either her or the baby. He said that his wife was also pregnant and she was his priority and they were going to make a go of it.”

“Bastard.”

“Yes, we called him that, and more.” Imogen shrugged. It had been a very difficult time for Clarris. “But you didn’t answer my question.”

“No.”

“No, you didn’t answer my question, or no you don’t want kids?”

He looked out at the skyline. “I do want children. I’d love to have a son or daughter to pass everything on to, it would make all of this, my achievements feel more solid, worthwhile, I suppose…but…”

“But what?”

“But I feel…” He rubbed his eyebrow with the tip of his finger. “I only ever do anything if I’m sure I can do it perfectly, and having kids and trying to stay on top of the business, could I do both?”

“I suppose that’s a question every parent asks themselves. Both are full-time jobs.” She took a sip of wine. “Which is why some people say two parents are better than one, it doubles the available time.”

He looked back at her. “I’m away a lot. I’m barely in London.”

“I know.”

“I’d hardly even know where to base a family.” He shook his head. “It took me so long to be able to schedule this, us.”

“Schedule?”

“Yes, I could hardly seduce you on a conference call.

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